Addis Ababa vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$604
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$739
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
85
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
5.23M
9.07M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 115% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4928th and 8584th ($1103 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 Shenyang. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 6957th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Shenyang

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Addis Ababa Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511