Addis Ababa vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$407
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
61
😀 Quality of life
40
56
🏙️ Population
3.04M
9.4M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 36% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5819th and 6976th ($923 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7141st and 5865th 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
$6.72
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.61
🥤 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
$490
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$9922

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524