Addis Ababa vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$674
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
94
😀 Quality of life
45
87
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.86M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 42% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4878th and 2081st ($1148 vs $1979) 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 7160th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Warsaw

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Addis Ababa Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$15882

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445