Addis Ababa vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$604
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$890
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
32
87
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
5.23M
32.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 67% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4928th and 7185th ($1103 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6957th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Chongqing

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Addis Ababa Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$27717

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556