Addis Ababa vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$4575
🏠 One person rent
$674
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$2453
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$3086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
34
41
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.19M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 45% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4878th and 1744th ($1148 vs $2100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Qatar, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 7160th and 513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Doha

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Addis Ababa Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$10635

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861