Addis Ababa vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$710
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
32
73
😀 Quality of life
39
81
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.87M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 45% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4540th and 6380th ($1180 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7025th and 498th 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
$4.24
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$6108

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$886
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$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682