Addis Ababa vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$604
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
82
😀 Quality of life
40
64
🏙️ Population
5.23M
15.4M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 54% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4928th and 6838th ($1103 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Mumbai. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6957th and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$2724

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$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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283