Addis Ababa vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$739	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$1378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	94
😀 Quality of life	46	87
🏙️ Population	5.7M	4.04M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 14% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4519th and 4867th ($1289 vs $1135) 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7005th and 387th 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	$4.52	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$17207

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$1031
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$1039
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$802
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1175
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$1016
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1169
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$559
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$502
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$586
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$694
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$560
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$498
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$533
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$499
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$500
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$971
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$499
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$522
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$508
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$517
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$857
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$512
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$519
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$724
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$500
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$498
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$527
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$560
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$879
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$896
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$627
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$549
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$910

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589