Addis Ababa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$407
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
81
😀 Quality of life
40
84
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.73M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 0.9% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5819th and 5786th ($923 vs $932) 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7141st and 320th 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
$6.72
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655