Addis Ababa vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1077
🏠 One person rent	$710	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	32	28
😀 Quality of life	39	46
🏙️ Population	5.7M	846K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 181% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4540th and 8918th ($1180 vs $419) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 7025th and 6495th 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	$4.24	$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$3409

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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 Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361