Addis Ababa vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$674
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
34
29
😀 Quality of life
45
47
🏙️ Population
5.7M
846K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 171% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4878th and 8916th ($1148 vs $424) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 7160th and 6934th 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
$3.98
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339