Addis Ababa vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$407
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
91
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
3.04M
11.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 11% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 5819th and 6270th ($923 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7141st and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Hangzhou

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Addis Ababa Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$26569

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740