Addis Ababa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$1050
🏠 One person rent
$395
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$28.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1743
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
30
5
😀 Quality of life
42
63
🏙️ Population
3.04M
104K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 83% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6376th and 8765th ($752 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 4.2 months in Thimphu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6810th and 4748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Thimphu

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Addis Ababa Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$3.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$9.95
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$76.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$20.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$31.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
10.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$3.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$4.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$29.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$188
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$782

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$410
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$359
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$289
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$331
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$672
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$299
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$330
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$364
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$362
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$353
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$329
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$889
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$288
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$324
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$291
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$331
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$280
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$329
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$289
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$315
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$320
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$331
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$268
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$327
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$435
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$413
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$310
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$360
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$239
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$339
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$333
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$308
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$389
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$329
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$334
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$315
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$312
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$337