Addis Ababa vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$739
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
33
70
😀 Quality of life
46
71
🏙️ Population
5.7M
12.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 67% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4519th and 6778th ($1289 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7005th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$15339

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$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610