Addis Ababa vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$674
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$3694
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
99
😀 Quality of life
45
94
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 53% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4878th and 964th ($1148 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and France, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7160th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Paris

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Addis Ababa Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$19577

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506