Addis Ababa vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$339
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$828
🏠 One person rent	$739	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$141
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	33	63
😀 Quality of life	46	57
🏙️ Population	5.7M	3.38M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 280% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 4519th and 9112th ($1289 vs $339) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th 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 months in Lucknow. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lucknow ranked 29th in India, while ranked 7005th and 6127th 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	$4.52	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$70.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$7.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	8.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$1253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$5.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$3.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$3.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$2.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$39.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$43.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$1151

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$320
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$300
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$383
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$279
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$290
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$367
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$298
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$276
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$273
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$329
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$345
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$388
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$301
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$304
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$290
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$293
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$328
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$350
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$383
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$372
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$437
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$293
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$489
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$296
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$514
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$260
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$320
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$350
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$427
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$270
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$297
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$388
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$285
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$334
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$248
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$293