Addis Ababa vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$395
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
30
69
😀 Quality of life
42
68
🏙️ Population
3.04M
12.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 32% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6376th and 4472nd ($752 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Suzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6810th and 3578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Suzhou

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Addis Ababa Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$62.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$8558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$4586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$1765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$24231

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$701
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$693
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$852
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$667
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$726
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$684
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$685
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$952
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1379
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$778
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$674
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$665
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$754
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$672
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$681
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$677
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$683
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$662
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$891
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$652
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$673
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$726
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$689
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$573
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$666
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$711
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$655
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$664
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$674
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$729
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$882
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$811
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$681
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$673
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$680
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$832
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$666