Addis Ababa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$710
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
80
😀 Quality of life
39
83
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.73M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 23% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4540th and 5750th ($1180 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 7025th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kaohsiung

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Addis Ababa Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$10905

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$886
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601