Addis Ababa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$604
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
84
😀 Quality of life
40
80
🏙️ Population
5.23M
3.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4928th and 6052nd ($1103 vs $931) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6957th and 496th 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
$6.55
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716