Addis Ababa vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$899
🏠 One person rent
$739
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
33
75
😀 Quality of life
46
63
🏙️ Population
5.7M
4.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 252% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4519th and 9044th ($1289 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 months in Kolkata. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 7005th and 5552nd 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
$4.52
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297