Addis Ababa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$407
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
32
24
😀 Quality of life
40
43
🏙️ Population
3.04M
6.56M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 60% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5819th and 7871st ($923 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 7141st and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Shaoyang

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Addis Ababa Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586