Addis Ababa vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$604
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
35
😀 Quality of life
40
36
🏙️ Population
5.23M
863K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 64% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4928th and 7107th ($1103 vs $672) 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 6957th and 7353rd 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
$6.55
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441