Addis Ababa vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1727
🏠 One person rent
$710
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$504
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$796
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
39
68
🏙️ Population
5.7M
10M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 105% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4540th and 7932nd ($1180 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 7025th and 3100th 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
$4.24
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.26
🥤 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
$637
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$8619

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$886
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$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
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320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558