Addis Ababa vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Addis Ababa	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$674	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$1109	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.2	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	34	76
😀 Quality of life	45	58
🏙️ Population	5.7M	16.8M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 140% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4878th and 8770th ($1148 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7160th and 6105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Dhaka

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	Addis Ababa	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$0.93	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1134	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.7	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.33%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1943	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1220	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.81	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.83	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.32	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.94	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.38	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30429	$2391

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296