Addis Ababa vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$407
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
32
97
😀 Quality of life
40
75
🏙️ Population
3.04M
18.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 24% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5819th and 6607th ($923 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7141st and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$18235

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620