Addis Ababa vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$710	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	32	29
😀 Quality of life	39	44
🏙️ Population	5.7M	6.17M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 56% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4540th and 6647th ($1180 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 136th in China, while ranked 7025th and 6657th 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	$4.24	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.06
🥤 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	$637	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$6271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$3451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$9.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$17434

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936