Addis Ababa vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$1294
🏠 One person rent
$395
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$28.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$164
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
35
😀 Quality of life
42
38
🏙️ Population
3.04M
863K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 44% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6376th and 8259th ($752 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Ethiopia and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Dushanbe. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6810th and 7380th 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
$7.66
$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$30.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$6.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$5.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$5.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$51.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$538
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$530
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$528
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$526
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$326
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$645
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$539
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$526
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$625
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$335
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$536
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$538
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$328
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$404
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$323
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$701
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$349
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$428
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$501
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$326
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$418
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$571
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$379
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$392
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$541
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$347
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$336
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$414
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$453
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$436
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$470
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$228
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$500
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$326
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$323
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$223
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$216
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$324