Cost of living comparison

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

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.

Addis Ababa vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Dushanbe, you would:

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pay 20.0% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.61 TJS56.10	$6.00 ETB815.36	+6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 TJS91.57	$6.24 ETB847.34	-31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TJS6.23	$0.78 ETB106.68	+25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 TJS2.81	$0.50 ETB68.24	+78.9%
Average			+20.0%

Dushanbe vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 TJS5.71	$1.20 ETB163.29	+110.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 TJS42.76	$4.85 ETB659.55	+13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 TJS30.44	$6.08 ETB826.04	+99.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 TJS17.50	$2.65 ETB360.01	+51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TJS18.83	$5.65 ETB767.28	+199.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 TJS5.43	$3.30 ETB448.63	+507.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 TJS10.69	$0.51 ETB68.81	-52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 TJS10.91	$1.08 ETB146.53	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 TJS3.82	$0.39 ETB52.53	+1.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TJS3.35	$0.31 ETB42.30	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.43	$0.79 ETB107.92	+227.0%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 51.6% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TJS31.86	$4.88 ETB663.12	+53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.68 TJS46.75	$10.00 ETB1,358.93	+113.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,113.17 TJS201,034.08	$25,000.00 ETB3,397,335.00	+24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 TJS31.79	$3.67 ETB498.05	+15.2%
Average			+51.6%

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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	+614.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$413.18 TJS4,129.77	$645.10 ETB87,664.83	+56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.49 TJS2,103.85	$422.74 ETB57,447.88	+100.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.33 TJS503.06	$124.84 ETB16,964.69	+148.0%
Average			+229.9%

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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	-23.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,658.24 TJS136,516.17	$43,916.67 ETB5,967,985.15	+221.5%
Average			+99.0%

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TJS11.22	$1.00 ETB135.89	-10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 TJS22.91	$1.15 ETB156.24	-49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TJS23.38	$4.00 ETB543.57	+71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.11 TJS370.90	$90.59 ETB12,311.26	+144.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 TJS46.75	$6.70 ETB910.49	+43.2%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 86.0% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.06 TJS280.51	$48.33 ETB6,568.18	+72.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.11 TJS360.93	$75.17 ETB10,214.65	+108.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.71 TJS766.73	$108.84 ETB14,791.01	+41.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.79 TJS537.65	$119.32 ETB16,215.03	+121.8%
Average			+86.0%

Dushanbe vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

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