Addis Ababa vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$604
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
32
69
😀 Quality of life
40
69
🏙️ Population
5.23M
10.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 63% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4928th and 7055th ($1103 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 Dongguan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6957th and 3115th 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
$6.55
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$21927

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623