Addis Ababa vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$4463
🏠 One person rent
$739
$1217
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$2001
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$2042
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
33
94
😀 Quality of life
46
85
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.86M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 35% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4519th and 2069th ($1289 vs $1978) 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 months in Warsaw. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 7005th and 444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$1225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$917
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$333
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$6642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$4244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$86.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$15871

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1522
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1199
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1241
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1009
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1166
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1113
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1226
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1177
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1338
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$993
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$966
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$902
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1136
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1089
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1323
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1097
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1257
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1148
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1182
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$528
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$926
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1216
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1186
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1125
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1033
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1185
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1127
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$970
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$843
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1103
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1209
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1210
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1074
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1113
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$966
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1077
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$349