Addis Ababa vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$989
🏠 One person rent
$758
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
34
69
😀 Quality of life
45
51
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 197% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4635th and 8928th ($1269 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 7273rd and 6598th 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
$4.01
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$782

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265