Addis Ababa vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Addis Ababa Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$758
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
84
😀 Quality of life
45
72
🏙️ Population
5.7M
11.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 48% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4635th and 6527th ($1269 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 7273rd and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Addis Ababa vs Hangzhou

Prices for goods and services in Addis Ababa and Hangzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Addis Ababa Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$29918

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765