Addis Ababa vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$758
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
35
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
5.7M
948K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 73% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4635th and 7063rd ($1269 vs $735) 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 0.1 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 7273rd and 7083rd 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
$4.01
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$6746

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423