Addis Ababa vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$974
🏠 One person rent
$758
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$310
😷 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 83% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4635th and 7286th ($1269 vs $693) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 7273rd and 5975th 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
$4.01
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$929

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$996
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319