Addis Ababa vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$604
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
40
65
🏙️ Population
5.23M
9.37M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 52% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4928th and 6780th ($1103 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6957th and 4171st 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
$6.55
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699