Addis Ababa vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$604
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
75
😀 Quality of life
40
58
🏙️ Population
5.23M
4.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 170% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4928th and 8957th ($1103 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 6957th and 5494th 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
$6.55
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311