Addis Ababa vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$395
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
30
68
😀 Quality of life
42
56
🏙️ Population
3.04M
10.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 1% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6376th and 6335th ($752 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1 months in Dongguan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dongguan ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6810th and 5800th 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
$7.66
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$4995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$8907

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$863
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$648
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$757
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$612
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$702
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$686
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2380
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2884
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1610
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$730
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$692
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$668
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$724
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$709
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$716
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$701
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$718
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$656
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$702
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$721
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$700
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$760
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$732
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$661
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$1049
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$775
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$689
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$516
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$788
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$717
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$658
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$689
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$697
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$744
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$749
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$673
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$679
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$705