Addis Ababa vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$758
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
34
76
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
5.7M
32.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 111% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4635th and 7933rd ($1269 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 214th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7273rd and 2353rd 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
$4.01
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$24477

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556