Addis Ababa vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$395
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
92
😀 Quality of life
42
73
🏙️ Population
3.04M
20.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 0.9% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6376th and 6348th ($752 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Chengdu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6810th and 1510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$3970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$2247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$20843

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$669
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$673
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$664
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$659
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$679
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$669
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$723
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$666
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$713
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$661
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$704
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$565
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$720
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$688
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$676
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$656
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$671
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$720
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$786
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$684
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$667
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$657
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$669
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$726
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$735
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$722
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$707
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$654
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$685
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$719
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$693
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$709
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$676
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$743
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$720
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$765
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$657
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$710
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$700