Addis Ababa vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$758
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
34
70
😀 Quality of life
45
50
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 174% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4635th and 8843rd ($1269 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 7273rd and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Islamabad

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Addis Ababa Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$3118

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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

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379