Addis Ababa vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$758
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
34
100
😀 Quality of life
45
82
🏙️ Population
5.7M
7.41M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 53% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4635th and 621st ($1269 vs $2674) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 7273rd and 632nd 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
$4.01
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$22890

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$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608