Addis Ababa vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$710	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$754
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	39	70
🏙️ Population	5.7M	9.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 93% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4540th and 7543rd ($1180 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7025th and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Foshan

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	Addis Ababa	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$18096

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642