Addis Ababa vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$604
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
32
97
😀 Quality of life
40
75
🏙️ Population
5.23M
18.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 45% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4928th and 6602nd ($1103 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 Guangzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6957th and 1036th 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
$6.55
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671