Addis Ababa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$739
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
33
80
😀 Quality of life
46
85
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.73M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 29% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4519th and 5567th ($1289 vs $1002) 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7005th and 461st 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
$4.52
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$12260

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600