Addis Ababa vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$739
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
33
97
😀 Quality of life
46
75
🏙️ Population
5.7M
18.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 70% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4519th and 6838th ($1289 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7005th and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Guangzhou

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Addis Ababa Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677