Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 90.1% more expensive than Dushanbe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.0% more in Addis Ababa
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in Addis Ababa
- Transportation
-
pay 51.6% more in Addis Ababa
- Housing
-
pay 3.3 times more in Addis Ababa
- Childcare
-
pay 99.0% more in Addis Ababa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.5% more in Addis Ababa
- Clothing
-
pay 86.0% more in Addis Ababa
The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS56.10
|
$6.00
ETB815.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS91.57
|
$6.24
ETB847.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.23
|
$0.78
ETB106.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.81
|
$0.50
ETB68.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS5.71
|
$1.20
ETB163.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS42.76
|
$4.85
ETB659.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS30.44
|
$6.08
ETB826.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS17.50
|
$2.65
ETB360.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS18.83
|
$5.65
ETB767.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.43
|
$3.30
ETB448.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS10.69
|
$0.51
ETB68.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS10.91
|
$1.08
ETB146.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS3.82
|
$0.39
ETB52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.35
|
$0.31
ETB42.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.43
|
$0.79
ETB107.92
|
|
pay 51.6% more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS31.86
|
$4.88
ETB663.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS46.75
|
$10.00
ETB1,358.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS201,034.08
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,397,335.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS31.79
|
$3.67
ETB498.05
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS239.37
|
$171.17
ETB23,260.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,129.77
|
$645.10
ETB87,664.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,103.85
|
$422.74
ETB57,447.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS503.06
|
$124.84
ETB16,964.69
|
|
pay 99.0% more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,065.95
|
$81.47
ETB11,071.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS136,516.17
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,967,985.15
|
|
pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.22
|
$1.00
ETB135.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS22.91
|
$1.15
ETB156.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS23.38
|
$4.00
ETB543.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS370.90
|
$90.59
ETB12,311.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS46.75
|
$6.70
ETB910.49
|
|
pay 86.0% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS280.51
|
$48.33
ETB6,568.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS360.93
|
$75.17
ETB10,214.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS766.73
|
$108.84
ETB14,791.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS537.65
|
$119.32
ETB16,215.03
|
|
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