Addis Ababa vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$758
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
34
31
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
5.7M
7.06M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 142% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4635th and 8565th ($1269 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 466th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 7273rd and 7063rd 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
$4.01
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598