Addis Ababa vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$739	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	53
😀 Quality of life	46	70
🏙️ Population	5.7M	8.78M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 107% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4519th and 7641st ($1289 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 7005th and 4086th 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	$4.52	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$9321

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$1031
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$1039
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$802
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1175
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$1016
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1169
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$559
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$502
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$586
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$694
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$560
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$498
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$533
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$499
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$500
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$971
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$499
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$522
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$508
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$517
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$857
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$512
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$519
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$724
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$500
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$498
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$527
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$560
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$879
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$896
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$627
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$549
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$910

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941