Addis Ababa vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$799
🏠 One person rent
$407
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
32
67
😀 Quality of life
40
35
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 179% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5819th and 9155th ($923 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 7141st and 7850th 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
$6.72
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282