Addis Ababa vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$739
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
33
69
😀 Quality of life
46
48
🏙️ Population
5.7M
11.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 202% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4519th and 8922nd ($1289 vs $427) 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 0.2 months in Lahore. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 7005th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.49
🥤 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
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$1207

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334