Addis Ababa vs Changwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Changwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$710	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$632
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$1765
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	32	66
😀 Quality of life	39	69
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 10% more expensive than in Changwon. Cities ranked 4540th and 4989th ($1180 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Ethiopia and South Korea, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Changwon. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Changwon ranked 32nd in South Korea, while ranked 7025th and 2837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Changwon

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	Addis Ababa	Changwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$7026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$5850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$2.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$9.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$87
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$13559

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
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

Cities near Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$998
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$1030
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$983
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1060
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$887
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$924
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$995
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1059
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$977
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$988
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$989
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$992
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$1059
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$987
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$903
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$1000
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$880
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$854
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1101
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$992
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$970
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$977
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$937
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$959
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$964
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$1019
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$1012
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$1019
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$1038
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$1005