Addis Ababa vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$674
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
34
53
😀 Quality of life
45
73
🏙️ Population
5.7M
9.4M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 74% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4878th and 7558th ($1148 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7160th and 2343rd 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
$3.98
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538