Addis Ababa vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$604
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
62
😀 Quality of life
40
51
🏙️ Population
5.23M
3.38M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 180% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 4928th and 8996th ($1103 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 6957th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$329
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$533
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$284
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$337
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$280
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$321