Addis Ababa vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$407
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
3.04M
9.37M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 30% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5819th and 6756th ($923 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd 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 28th in China, while ranked 7141st and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$8280

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696