Addis Ababa vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$407
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
32
87
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
3.04M
32.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 30% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5819th and 6733rd ($923 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7141st and 2233rd 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
$6.72
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$27785

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548