Addis Ababa vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$674
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
34
65
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
5.7M
12.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 44% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4878th and 6776th ($1148 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 Suzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7160th and 2020th 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
$3.98
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$20341

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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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635