Addis Ababa vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$758
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
34
71
😀 Quality of life
45
49
🏙️ Population
5.7M
11.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 194% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4635th and 8919th ($1269 vs $432) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 7273rd and 6762nd 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
$4.01
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323