Addis Ababa vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$710	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	63
😀 Quality of life	39	50
🏙️ Population	5.7M	14.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 167% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4540th and 8872nd ($1180 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 7025th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Karachi

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	Addis Ababa	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$1405

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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 Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552