Addis Ababa vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$789
🏠 One person rent
$674
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
63
😀 Quality of life
45
59
🏙️ Population
5.7M
3.38M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 252% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 4878th and 9120th ($1148 vs $326) 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 0.8 months in Lucknow. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 7160th and 5952nd 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
$3.98
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$975

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$308
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$291
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$348
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$266
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$330
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$255
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$352
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$291
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$284
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$286
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$273
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$404
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$288
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$479
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$270
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$509
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$245
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$293
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$336
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$369
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$424
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$256
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$274
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$395
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$270
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$309
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$239
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$287