Addis Ababa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$758
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
85
😀 Quality of life
45
86
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.87M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 33% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4635th and 5984th ($1269 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ethiopia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 7273rd and 409th 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
$4.01
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665