Addis Ababa vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$758
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
34
63
😀 Quality of life
45
56
🏙️ Population
5.7M
9.07M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 116% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 4635th and 8063rd ($1269 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 268th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Changchun ranked 57th in China, while ranked 7273rd and 6295th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Changchun

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Addis Ababa Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$329
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$38.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$6.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$8562

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$477
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$587
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$553
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$562
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$540
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$540
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$598
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$536
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$604
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$571
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$534
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$543
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$554
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$537
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$577
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$595
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$534
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$680
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$562
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$542
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$642
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$483
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$552
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$546
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$596
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$573
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$523
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$575
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$619
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$545
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$630
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$454
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$522
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$514
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$679
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$507
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$532
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$540
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$566