Addis Ababa vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$604
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
69
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
5.23M
11.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 172% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4928th and 8968th ($1103 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6957th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Lahore

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Addis Ababa Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.55
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$1046

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338