Addis Ababa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$710	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	24
😀 Quality of life	39	38
🏙️ Population	5.7M	7.82M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 60% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4540th and 6735th ($1180 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 7025th and 7140th 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	$4.24	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$17921

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529