Addis Ababa vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$407
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
32
69
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
3.04M
10.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 57% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5819th and 7769th ($923 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th 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 Dongguan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 7141st and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Dongguan

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Addis Ababa Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$16599

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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

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611