Addis Ababa vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1410
🏠 One person rent
$407
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
34
😀 Quality of life
40
43
🏙️ Population
3.04M
7.06M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 85% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5819th and 8516th ($923 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Luoyang ranked 238th in China, while ranked 7141st and 6813th 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
$6.72
$2.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$97.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$31.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$10091

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584