Addis Ababa vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$710
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$3146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
99
😀 Quality of life
39
95
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.15M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 48% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4540th and 1222nd ($1180 vs $2267) 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 1.4 months in Paris. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7025th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$16193

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$886
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293