Addis Ababa vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$674
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
34
84
😀 Quality of life
45
71
🏙️ Population
5.7M
9.37M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 71% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4878th and 7494th ($1148 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 Hefei. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 7160th and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Hefei

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Addis Ababa Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.6
🥤 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
$632
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693