Addis Ababa vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$604
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$793
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
5.23M
10M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 90% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4928th and 7989th ($1103 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 378th 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 19th in China, while ranked 6957th and 3254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$5672

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575