Addis Ababa vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$2717
🏠 One person rent
$395
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$81.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1377
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
30
76
😀 Quality of life
42
69
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.87M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 15% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6376th and 5933rd ($752 vs $890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ethiopia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 6810th and 3266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Tainan

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Addis Ababa Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$56.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$86.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$5676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$3160
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$6.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$14
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$10526

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$911
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$851
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$809
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$1012
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$808
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$828
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$970
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$705
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$813
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$849
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$812
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$885
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1076
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$699
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1260
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$783
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$831
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$935
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$717
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$744
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$725
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$1049
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$661
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$760
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$689
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$702
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$714
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1047
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$732
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$711
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$713
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$709
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$686
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1048
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$849
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$692
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$646
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$757
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$770