Addis Ababa vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$739
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
33
91
😀 Quality of life
46
72
🏙️ Population
5.7M
11.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 56% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4519th and 6563rd ($1289 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7005th and 2980th 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
$4.52
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$28925

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753