Addis Ababa vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$710	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	54
😀 Quality of life	39	66
🏙️ Population	5.7M	8.78M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 83% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4540th and 7256th ($1180 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 34th in China, while ranked 7025th and 4015th 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	$4.24	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$20567

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936