Addis Ababa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$710
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
84
😀 Quality of life
39
81
🏙️ Population
5.7M
3.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 32% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4540th and 6071st ($1180 vs $894) 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 7025th and 521st 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
$4.24
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$18658

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$838
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$752
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$756
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$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
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$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
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$813
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$796
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$728
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$770
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$747
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$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671