Addis Ababa vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$758
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
82
😀 Quality of life
45
96
🏙️ Population
5.7M
449K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 66% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4635th and 13th ($1269 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 7273rd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Zurich

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Addis Ababa Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$24322

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171