Addis Ababa vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
40
88
🏙️ Population
5.23M
7.41M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 60% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4928th and 379th ($1103 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Hong Kong. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6957th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Hong Kong

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Addis Ababa Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$22381

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623