Addis Ababa vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$3413
🏠 One person rent
$710
$690
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1128
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$2628
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
98
😀 Quality of life
39
74
🏙️ Population
5.7M
919K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 16% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4540th and 3869th ($1180 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and South Korea, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 7025th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Seongnam

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Addis Ababa Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$139
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$20935

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$886
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$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

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3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1283
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1070
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1122
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1098
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1022
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1334
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1022
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1129
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1070
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1163
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1020
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1042
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$955
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1171
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$974
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1089
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1099
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1092
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1040
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1075
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1055
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1074
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1151
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$865
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1565
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$900
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$936
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1036
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1016
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1019
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1038