Addis Ababa vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$739
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$3003
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
33
44
😀 Quality of life
46
82
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.19M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 30% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4519th and 2509th ($1289 vs $1849) 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 1.6 months in Doha. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 7005th and 608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$11426

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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 Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889