Addis Ababa vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$758
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
83
😀 Quality of life
45
67
🏙️ Population
5.7M
15.4M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 73% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4635th and 7076th ($1269 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 7273rd and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Mumbai

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Addis Ababa Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$4412

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$863
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$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
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$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
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$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
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$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301