Addis Ababa vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$445
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3068
$1127
🏠 One person rent
$701
$136
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$230
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
28
😀 Quality of life
43
47
🏙️ Population
5.7M
846K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 182% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4622nd and 8881st ($1255 vs $445) 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 7018th and 6588th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.54
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$651
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$88.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$158
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.78%
11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2413
$1864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.8
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$24
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.4
$84.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30478
$3366

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1012
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1015
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$811
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$846
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1131
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$986
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1134
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$556
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$514
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$657
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$558
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$499
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$958
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$532
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$500
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$497
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1017
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$492
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$517
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$512
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$507
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$520
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$495
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$493
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$918
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$598
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$362
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$300
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$341
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$300
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$398
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$296
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$330
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$336
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$301
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$325
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$309
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$293
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$318
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$308
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$289
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$281
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$313
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$915
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$287
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$463
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$313
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$302
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$428
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$315
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$312
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$299
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$369
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$305
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$304
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$393
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$387
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$308
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$297
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$377
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$288
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$327
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$377