Addis Ababa vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$758
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
94
😀 Quality of life
45
95
🏙️ Population
5.7M
664K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 52% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4635th and 676th ($1269 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ethiopia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7273rd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Rotterdam

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Addis Ababa Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$13439

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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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727