Addis Ababa vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$407
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
29
😀 Quality of life
40
21
🏙️ Population
3.04M
4.27M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 63% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5819th and 7972nd ($923 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 7141st and 8953rd 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
$6.72
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$8.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$1370

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484