Addis Ababa vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$407
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
40
😀 Quality of life
40
51
🏙️ Population
3.04M
5.94M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 14% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5819th and 6358th ($923 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Surat. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 7141st and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$1785

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$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361