Addis Ababa vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$604
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
28
😀 Quality of life
40
45
🏙️ Population
5.23M
846K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 149% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4928th and 8885th ($1103 vs $443) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6957th and 6524th 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
$6.55
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$4063

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330