Addis Ababa vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$407
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
28
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
3.04M
846K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 103% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5819th and 8752nd ($923 vs $455) 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 7141st and 6452nd 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
$6.72
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$9.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$3189

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328