Addis Ababa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$758
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$776
😷 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 111% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4635th and 7929th ($1269 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 7273rd and 7123rd 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
$4.01
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615