Addis Ababa vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$758
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$759
😷 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 100% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4635th and 7679th ($1269 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7273rd and 3611th 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
$4.01
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943