Addis Ababa vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$739	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	33	73
😀 Quality of life	46	57
🏙️ Population	5.7M	16.8M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 178% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4519th and 8829th ($1289 vs $464) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 7005th and 6151st 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	$4.52	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$1844

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302