Addis Ababa vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$758
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$3076
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
72
😀 Quality of life
45
92
🏙️ Population
5.7M
620K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 23% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 4635th and 3436th ($1269 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Ethiopia and Germany, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 7273rd and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Leipzig

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Addis Ababa Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$12468

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479