Addis Ababa vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$758
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
18
😀 Quality of life
45
47
🏙️ Population
5.7M
6.49M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 91% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4635th and 7479th ($1269 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 91st 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 7273rd and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Shangrao

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Addis Ababa Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$30231

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633