Addis Ababa vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$407
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
94
😀 Quality of life
40
73
🏙️ Population
3.04M
20.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 44% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5819th and 7269th ($923 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th 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 7141st and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587