Addis Ababa vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$710
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
82
😀 Quality of life
39
69
🏙️ Population
5.7M
15.4M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 65% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4540th and 6818th ($1180 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 1st in India, while ranked 7025th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$3007

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$886
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$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$480
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$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
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$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
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$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296