Addis Ababa vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$407
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
88
🏙️ Population
3.04M
4.36M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 9% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5819th and 5229th ($923 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7141st and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs New Taipei

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Addis Ababa New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$11035

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589