Addis Ababa vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$826
🏠 One person rent
$758
$115
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$195
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$139
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
63
😀 Quality of life
45
61
🏙️ Population
5.7M
3.38M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 274% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 4635th and 9109th ($1269 vs $340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 7273rd and 5852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Lucknow

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Addis Ababa Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$3.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$67.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$7.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$6.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$982

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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 Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$314
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$300
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$363
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$276
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$287
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$347
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$273
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$267
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$330
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$331
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$375
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$321
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$296
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$299
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$283
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$289
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$395
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$319
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$337
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$362
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$382
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$423
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$285
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$507
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$301
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$519
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$256
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$308
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$340
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$374
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$412
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$263
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$282
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$383
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$285
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$329
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$250
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$284