Addis Ababa vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$933
🏠 One person rent
$674
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
40
😀 Quality of life
45
60
🏙️ Population
5.7M
5.94M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 73% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4878th and 7534th ($1148 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India 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 Surat. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 7160th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Surat

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Addis Ababa Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$877

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298