Addis Ababa vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$604
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
91
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
5.23M
11.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 31% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4928th and 6287th ($1103 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6957th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$22679

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774