Addis Ababa vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$904
🏠 One person rent
$604
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
32
67
😀 Quality of life
40
31
🏙️ Population
5.23M
2.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 193% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4928th and 9038th ($1103 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ethiopia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6957th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Rawalpindi

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Addis Ababa Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$1015

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286