Addis Ababa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$758
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
99
😀 Quality of life
45
75
🏙️ Population
5.7M
24.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 13% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4635th and 4971st ($1269 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7273rd and 1655th 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
$4.01
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$27781

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$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765