Addis Ababa vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$407
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
3.04M
10M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 73% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 5819th and 8258th ($923 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th 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 Changsha. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 7141st and 2707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Changsha

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Addis Ababa Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$2.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$5569

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574