Addis Ababa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$911
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$395
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
82
😀 Quality of life
42
85
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.73M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 17% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6376th and 5868th ($752 vs $911) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ethiopia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6810th and 235th 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
$7.66
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$789
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$4248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$2106
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$9.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$57.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$8834

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$890
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$1012
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$851
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$809
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$808
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$828
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$970
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$705
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$813
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$938
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$849
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$885
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$812
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1076
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1260
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$699
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$831
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$783
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$935
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$717
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$744
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$1049
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$661
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$725
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$760
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$702
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$689
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1047
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$714
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$732
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$711
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$713
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$709
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1048
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$686
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$531
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$692
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$849
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$757
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646