Addis Ababa vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$604
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
53
😀 Quality of life
40
50
🏙️ Population
5.23M
8.78M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 66% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4928th and 7155th ($1103 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 57th in China, while ranked 6957th and 6224th 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
$6.55
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$22902

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014