Addis Ababa vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$407
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
73
🏙️ Population
3.04M
9.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 61% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5819th and 7900th ($923 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7141st and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$23979

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638