Addis Ababa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$739
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
85
😀 Quality of life
46
83
🏙️ Population
5.7M
3.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 28% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4519th and 5518th ($1289 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7005th and 541st 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
$4.52
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650