Addis Ababa vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$710	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	94
😀 Quality of life	39	93
🏙️ Population	5.7M	664K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 50% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4540th and 1038th ($1180 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7025th and 68th 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	$4.24	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Addis Ababa

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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514