Addis Ababa vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$758
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
34
33
😀 Quality of life
45
25
🏙️ Population
5.7M
5.33M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 168% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4635th and 8823rd ($1269 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Afghanistan 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 Kabul. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 7273rd and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kabul

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Addis Ababa Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$1540

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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 Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467