Addis Ababa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$710	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	96
😀 Quality of life	39	80
🏙️ Population	5.7M	17.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 29% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4540th and 5950th ($1180 vs $916) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7025th and 545th 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	$4.24	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$22267

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609