Addis Ababa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$758
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
95
😀 Quality of life
45
77
🏙️ Population
5.7M
17.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 35% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4635th and 6106th ($1269 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7273rd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Shenzhen

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Addis Ababa Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$22916

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638