Addis Ababa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$674
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
34
21
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
5.7M
6.56M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 90% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4878th and 7943rd ($1148 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7160th and 7142nd 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
$3.98
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619