Addis Ababa vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$758
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1009
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
34
90
😀 Quality of life
45
72
🏙️ Population
5.7M
10M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 106% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4635th and 7792nd ($1269 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 7273rd and 3307th 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
$4.01
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$8507

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562