Addis Ababa vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$710	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	32	93
😀 Quality of life	39	66
🏙️ Population	5.7M	9.37M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 89% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4540th and 7405th ($1180 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 7025th and 3963rd 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	$4.24	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$8278

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665