Addis Ababa vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$758
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
93
😀 Quality of life
45
72
🏙️ Population
5.7M
9.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 108% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4635th and 7844th ($1269 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 7273rd and 3253rd 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
$4.01
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$22493

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664