Addis Ababa vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$758
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
34
29
😀 Quality of life
45
51
🏙️ Population
5.7M
846K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 208% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4635th and 8958th ($1269 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Nepal, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 7273rd and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kathmandu

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Addis Ababa Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$3536

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360