Addis Ababa vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1622
🏠 One person rent
$407
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$410
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
32
73
😀 Quality of life
40
55
🏙️ Population
3.04M
9.07M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 51% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 5819th and 7549th ($923 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 272nd in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Changchun ranked 37th in China, while ranked 7141st and 5930th 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
$6.72
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$9.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$2.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$280
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$14481

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$595
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$607
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$565
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$585
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$560
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$555
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$640
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$541
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$646
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$610
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$543
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$561
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$586
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$536
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$595
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$648
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$524
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$758
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$557
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$551
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$673
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$449
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$566
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$597
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$661
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$592
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$529
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$486
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$628
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$510
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$643
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$515
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$502
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$702
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$517
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$573
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$692
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$560