Addis Ababa vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$674
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
34
96
😀 Quality of life
45
77
🏙️ Population
5.7M
18.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 46% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4878th and 6854th ($1148 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7160th and 1149th 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
$3.98
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711