Addis Ababa vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$2098
🏠 One person rent	$604	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	32	29
😀 Quality of life	40	44
🏙️ Population	5.23M	6.17M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 43% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4928th and 6548th ($1103 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Maoming ranked 132nd in China, while ranked 6957th and 6627th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Maoming

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	Addis Ababa	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$18483

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$774
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$895
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$794
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$671
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$824
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$819
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$830
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$491
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$602
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1590
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$641
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$623
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$763
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$572
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$780
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$808
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$678
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$607
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$958
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2427
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$586
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$783
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$629
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$592
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$538
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$778
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$852
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$601
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$606
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$801
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1014