Addis Ababa vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$674
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
34
100
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
5.7M
7.41M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 57% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4878th and 640th ($1148 vs $2663) 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 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 7160th and 676th 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
$3.98
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$22758

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620