Addis Ababa vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3068
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$701
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$916
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
54
😀 Quality of life
43
68
🏙️ Population
5.7M
8.78M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 94% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4622nd and 7489th ($1255 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 31st in China, while ranked 7018th and 4048th 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
$4.54
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$651
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$400
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$9.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.78%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2413
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$1736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$3.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.8
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$8.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.4
$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30478
$20870

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1012
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1015
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$811
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$846
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1131
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$986
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1134
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$556
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$514
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$657
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$558
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$499
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$958
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$532
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$500
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$497
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1017
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$492
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$517
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$512
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$507
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$520
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$495
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$493
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$918
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$598
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$634
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$940
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$698
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$633
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$673
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$684
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$654
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$610
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$638
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$652
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$937
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1026
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$737
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$931
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$927
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$1001
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$943
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$961
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$588
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$995
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$936
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$450
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1238
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1356
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$575
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1079
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$846
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$607
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$892
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$690
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$667
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$677
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$603
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$740
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$607
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$929