Addis Ababa vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$674
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
49
😀 Quality of life
45
71
🏙️ Population
5.7M
8.78M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 77% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4878th and 7630th ($1148 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 Quanzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7160th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Quanzhou

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Addis Ababa Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954