Addis Ababa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$739
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
33
5
😀 Quality of life
46
42
🏙️ Population
5.7M
115K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 207% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4519th and 8940th ($1289 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7005th and 7547th 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
$4.52
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289