Addis Ababa vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$2446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$5564
🏠 One person rent	$710	$1630
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$2795
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$77.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$5865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	29
😀 Quality of life	39	89
🏙️ Population	5.7M	136K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 52% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 4540th and 870th ($1180 vs $2446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 7025th and 199th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Luxembourg City

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	Addis Ababa	Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$6.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$2984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$2384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$48.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$10994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$7751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$31.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$16923

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2266
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2160
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1584
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1363
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1351
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1348
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1359
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1339
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1351
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1352
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1359
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1364
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1368
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1528
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1333
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1371
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1368
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1194
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1356
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1182
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1486
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1486
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1393
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1399
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1478
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1400
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1479
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1502
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1490
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1507
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1553
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1413
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1476
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1477
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1500