Addis Ababa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$604
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
5.23M
17.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4928th and 5948th ($1103 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6957th and 556th 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
$6.55
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618