Addis Ababa vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$407
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
72
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
3.04M
625K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 33% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 5819th and 3960th ($923 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st in Ethiopia and Germany, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 7141st and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$10639

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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
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204