Addis Ababa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$674
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
85
😀 Quality of life
45
87
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.87M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 22% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4878th and 5994th ($1148 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7160th and 351st 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
$3.98
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684