Addis Ababa vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$710	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	30
😀 Quality of life	39	14
🏙️ Population	5.7M	4.27M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 149% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4540th and 8769th ($1180 vs $474) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 7025th and 9071st 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	$4.24	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$1356

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476