Addis Ababa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$2011
🏠 One person rent
$395
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
23
😀 Quality of life
42
43
🏙️ Population
3.04M
6.56M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6376th and 6330th ($752 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shaoyang ranked 222nd in China, while ranked 6810th and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$4613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$2859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$4.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$16203

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$654
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$682
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$729
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$749
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$673
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$660
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$738
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$705
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$687
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$738
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$781
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$785
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$742
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$680
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$652
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$775
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$690
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$718
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$696
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$648
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$745
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$656
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$663
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$743
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$700
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$661
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$672
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$701
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$682
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$673
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$746
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$655
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$704
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$661
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$788
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$679
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$721
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$669
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$639