Addis Ababa vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$994
🏠 One person rent
$407
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
69
😀 Quality of life
40
51
🏙️ Population
3.04M
11.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 139% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5819th and 8998th ($923 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Lahore. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 7141st and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$1054

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352