Addis Ababa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$674
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
34
17
😀 Quality of life
45
44
🏙️ Population
5.7M
7.82M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 88% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4878th and 7879th ($1148 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 7160th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Shangqiu

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Addis Ababa Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$19212

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522