Addis Ababa vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3068
$1983
🏠 One person rent
$701
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$521
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
60
😀 Quality of life
43
54
🏙️ Population
5.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 76% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4622nd and 7041st ($1255 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 months in Ningbo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ningbo ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 7018th and 6142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Ningbo

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Addis Ababa Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.54
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$651
$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.78%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2413
$5232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$3285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.8
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.4
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30478
$15379

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1012
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1015
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$811
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$846
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1131
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$986
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1134
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$556
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$514
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$657
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$558
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$499
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$958
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$532
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$500
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$497
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1017
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$492
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$517
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$512
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$507
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$520
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$495
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$493
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$918
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$598
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$738
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$672
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$593
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$823
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1125
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$683
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$681
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$706
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$669
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$683
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$831
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$594
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$642
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$680
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$703
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$740
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$616
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$691
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$655
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$646
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$549
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$690
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$640
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$646
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$650
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$602
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$625
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$612
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$676
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$624
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$635
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$599
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$647
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$638
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$620
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$527