Addis Ababa vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$792
🏠 One person rent	$710	$81.8
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$174
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$151
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$29.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$192
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	32	38
😀 Quality of life	39	43
🏙️ Population	5.7M	929K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 289% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 4540th and 9203rd ($1180 vs $303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ethiopia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Bangladesh 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 Khulna. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 7025th and 6683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Khulna

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	Addis Ababa	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$1.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$0.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$57.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$36.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$166
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$110
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$33.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$8.17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$2.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$1.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$9.24
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$25.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$1380

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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 Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$289
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$287
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$337
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$337
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$327
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$345
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$329
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$338
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$336
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$333
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$330
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$294
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$331
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$404
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$332
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$309
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$430
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$341
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$360
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$295
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$394
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$314
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$367
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$280
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$292
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$264
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$283
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$351