Addis Ababa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$758
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
80
😀 Quality of life
45
87
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.72M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 27% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4635th and 5666th ($1269 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7273rd and 364th 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
$4.01
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610