Addis Ababa vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$604
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
61
😀 Quality of life
40
53
🏙️ Population
5.23M
9.4M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 51% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4928th and 6747th ($1103 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 45th in China, while ranked 6957th and 6048th 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
$6.55
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$12898

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538