Addis Ababa vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1966
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.86M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 38% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4928th and 2592nd ($1103 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Poland, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6957th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$13474

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390