Addis Ababa vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$407
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
75
😀 Quality of life
40
60
🏙️ Population
3.04M
4.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 131% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5819th and 8958th ($923 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 1.2 months in Kolkata. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 7141st and 5392nd 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
$6.72
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318