Addis Ababa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$604
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
24
😀 Quality of life
40
38
🏙️ Population
5.23M
7.82M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 42% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4928th and 6542nd ($1103 vs $775) 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6957th and 7163rd 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
$6.55
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$18304

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542