Addis Ababa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$674
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
80
😀 Quality of life
45
88
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.71M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4878th and 5770th ($1148 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7160th and 281st 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
$3.98
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$13326

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617