Addis Ababa vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$758
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
34
53
😀 Quality of life
45
71
🏙️ Population
5.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 89% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4635th and 7431st ($1269 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7273rd and 3738th 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
$4.01
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525