Addis Ababa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$604
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
81
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
5.23M
2.73M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4928th and 6046th ($1103 vs $932) 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6957th and 389th 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
$6.55
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643