Addis Ababa vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$758
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$4507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
34
90
😀 Quality of life
45
94
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.51M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 49% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4635th and 889th ($1269 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Germany, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 7273rd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Munich

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Addis Ababa Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$16629

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$996
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$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$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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$2008
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$1954
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$1994
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$1967
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$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
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$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
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$1806
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$1790
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$1890
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$1827
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$1864
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$1316
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$1853
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$1840
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$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
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$1877
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$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
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$1766
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$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
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$2117
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$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748