Addis Ababa vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$604
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
20
😀 Quality of life
40
40
🏙️ Population
5.23M
6.44M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 54% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4928th and 6841st ($1103 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 6957th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.15
🥤 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
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$19047

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694