Addis Ababa vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$604
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
5.23M
9.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 83% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4928th and 7753rd ($1103 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 Foshan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6957th and 2359th 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
$6.55
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$24357

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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 Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660