Addis Ababa vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$1799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$4112
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1072
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$1651
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$3566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
91
😀 Quality of life
42
94
🏙️ Population
3.04M
592K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 58% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6376th and 2127th ($752 vs $1799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Ethiopia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2 months in Rotterdam. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6810th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$9.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$5.09
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
2.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$4813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$2959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$9.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$1671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$8289

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1578
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1531
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1739
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1664
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$1921
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1797
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1663
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$1887
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1910
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2226
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1686
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1755
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2311
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1877
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1493
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1577
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1790
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1622
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1658
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1345
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1632
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1537
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1487
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1558
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1570
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1573
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1556
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1674
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1481
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466