Addis Ababa vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1257
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$1447
🏠 One person rent
$703
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$254
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$196
$578
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
34
😀 Quality of life
43
43
🏙️ Population
5.7M
7.06M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 146% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4620th and 8624th ($1257 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Luoyang. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Luoyang ranked 247th in China, while ranked 6999th and 7011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Luoyang

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Addis Ababa Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.55
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$1.25
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1172
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.6
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$9.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.8%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2408
$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1684
$1330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.69
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.11
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.5
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30058
$16956

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1015
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1011
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$806
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$845
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1140
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1136
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$987
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1138
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$561
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$515
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$806
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$591
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$860
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$658
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$563
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$500
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$534
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$499
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1020
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$493
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$519
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$509
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$518
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$514
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$509
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$521
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$498
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$495
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$902
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$919
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$599
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$509
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$521
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$526
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$529
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$540
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$510
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$531
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$523
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$485
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$548
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$549
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$545
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$519
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$541
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$581
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$548
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$568
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$543
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$543
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$527
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$578
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$515
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$515
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$521
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$560
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$714
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$563
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$544
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$618
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$537
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$585
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$564
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$524
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$577
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$725
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$590
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$538
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584