Addis Ababa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$674
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
95
😀 Quality of life
45
76
🏙️ Population
5.7M
17.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4878th and 5618th ($1148 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7160th and 1163rd 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
$3.98
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648