Addis Ababa vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$604
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
94
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
5.23M
20.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 67% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4928th and 7209th ($1103 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 151st 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 Chengdu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6957th and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Chengdu

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Addis Ababa Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$15153

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591