Addis Ababa vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$892
🏠 One person rent
$758
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
34
73
😀 Quality of life
45
63
🏙️ Population
5.7M
4.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 248% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4635th and 9043rd ($1269 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 7273rd and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kolkata

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Addis Ababa Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300