Addis Ababa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$710
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
32
24
😀 Quality of life
39
39
🏙️ Population
5.7M
6.56M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 99% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4540th and 7740th ($1180 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 266th in China, while ranked 7025th and 7044th 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
$4.24
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$11393

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$752
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$756
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$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
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$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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$536
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$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600