Addis Ababa vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$407
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
35
😀 Quality of life
40
40
🏙️ Population
3.04M
863K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 45% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5819th and 7313th ($923 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ethiopia and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 7141st and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Dushanbe

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Addis Ababa Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$13332

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Distance City Cost of living
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$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423