Addis Ababa vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$710	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$729
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	32	44
😀 Quality of life	39	43
🏙️ Population	5.7M	6.65M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 100% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4540th and 7767th ($1180 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 7025th and 6669th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Hengyang

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	Addis Ababa	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$8454

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600