Addis Ababa vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$604
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
29
😀 Quality of life
40
13
🏙️ Population
5.23M
4.27M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 84% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4928th and 7801st ($1103 vs $599) 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 6957th and 9123rd 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
$6.55
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487