Addis Ababa vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$2843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
42
91
🏙️ Population
3.04M
7.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 74% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6376th and 63rd ($752 vs $2884) 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 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1 months in Hong Kong. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6810th and 99th 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
$7.66
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$18730

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705