Addis Ababa vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$1759
🏠 One person rent	$739	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	35
😀 Quality of life	46	42
🏙️ Population	5.7M	863K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 81% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4519th and 7031st ($1289 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 7005th and 7474th 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	$4.52	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$7848

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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 Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$674
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$658
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$475
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$600
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$650
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$603
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$428
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$620
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$844
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$648
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$754
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$432
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$562
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$451
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$433
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$549
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$525
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$458
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$354
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$615
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$480
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$351
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$468
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$401
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$396
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$334
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$354
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$393