Addis Ababa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$407
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
3.04M
24.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5819th and 4461st ($923 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Shanghai. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7141st and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Shanghai

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Addis Ababa Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740