Addis Ababa vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
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$542
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$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
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$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

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$774
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$804
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$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