Addis Ababa vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$758
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
94
😀 Quality of life
45
89
🏙️ Population
5.7M
4.05M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 15% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4635th and 5023rd ($1269 vs $1108) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7273rd and 252nd 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
$4.01
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$18576

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602