Addis Ababa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$407
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
84
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
3.04M
3.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 7% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5819th and 5356th ($923 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7141st and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Taichung

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Addis Ababa Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721