Addis Ababa vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3068
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$701
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$351
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$718
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
43
70
🏙️ Population
5.7M
9.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 108% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4622nd and 7814th ($1255 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 198th 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 14th in China, while ranked 7018th and 3148th 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
$4.54
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$651
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.78%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2413
$4417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.8
$67.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.4
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30478
$18514

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1012
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1015
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$811
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$846
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1131
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$986
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1134
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$556
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$514
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$657
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$558
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$499
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$958
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$532
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$500
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$497
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1017
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$492
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$517
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$512
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$507
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$520
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$495
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$493
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$918
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$598
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$761
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$818
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$514
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$664
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$789
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$825
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$661
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1715
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$820
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$906
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2403
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2613
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$884
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$762
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$813
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$756
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$763
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$929
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$772
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$732
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$733
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$575
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$450
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$690
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$667
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$588
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$540
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$600
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$577
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$615
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$598
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$653