Cost of living comparison

Kathmandu, Nepal

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 3.3 times more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 22.6% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 7.2 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 6.8 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.0% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Addis Ababa

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR202.46	$6.00 ETB778.02	+307.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 NPR1,011.30	$6.24 ETB808.54	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR62.69	$0.78 ETB101.79	+72.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.23	$0.50 ETB65.11	+210.6%
Average			+143.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 NPR77.78	$1.20 ETB155.81	+112.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 NPR645.41	$4.85 ETB629.35	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 NPR436.08	$6.08 ETB788.22	+91.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 NPR223.29	$2.65 ETB343.52	+63.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR203.18	$5.65 ETB732.15	+282.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR149.46	$3.30 ETB428.09	+203.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 NPR64.69	$0.51 ETB65.66	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR71.79	$1.08 ETB139.82	+106.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR45.02	$0.39 ETB50.12	+18.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR29.88	$0.31 ETB40.36	+43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR40.26	$0.79 ETB102.98	+171.2%
Average			+100.2%

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	Kathmandu	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR667.05	$4.88 ETB632.76	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.94 NPR1,366.62	$10.00 ETB1,296.71	+0.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,555,390.07	$25,000.00 ETB3,241,769.58	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 NPR1,518.46	$3.67 ETB475.24	-66.8%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 7.2 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 NPR1,432.81	$171.17 ETB22,195.32	+1542.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.60 NPR26,338.59	$645.10 ETB83,650.62	+236.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.03 NPR14,024.70	$422.74 ETB54,817.32	+314.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,628.68	$124.84 ETB16,187.87	+372.9%
Average			+616.5%

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pay 6.8 times more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.89 NPR12,630.85	$81.47 ETB10,564.70	-11.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,479.59 NPR478,315.96	$43,916.67 ETB5,694,708.55	+1162.1%
Average			+575.4%

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pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 NPR354.31	$1.00 ETB129.67	-61.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 NPR228.16	$1.15 ETB149.08	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR404.92	$4.00 ETB518.68	+35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.71 NPR3,121.29	$90.59 ETB11,747.52	+299.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.31 NPR455.54	$6.70 ETB868.79	+102.2%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.02 NPR3,301.68	$48.33 ETB6,267.42	+101.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,287.43	$75.17 ETB9,746.92	+141.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.29 NPR7,325.92	$108.84 ETB14,113.72	+104.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.76 NPR5,190.38	$119.32 ETB15,472.54	+216.0%
Average			+140.6%

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