Addis Ababa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$604
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
32
24
😀 Quality of life
40
39
🏙️ Population
5.23M
6.56M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 80% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4928th and 7649th ($1103 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 6957th and 7013th 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
$6.55
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610