Addis Ababa vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3068
$2430
🏠 One person rent
$701
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$471
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1541
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
32
73
😀 Quality of life
43
82
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.87M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 34% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4622nd and 6148th ($1255 vs $936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 7018th and 520th 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
$4.54
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$651
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.78%
1.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2413
$3510
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$9.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$13.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.8
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.4
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30478
$6952

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1012
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1015
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$811
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$846
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1131
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$986
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1134
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$556
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$514
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$657
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$558
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$499
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$958
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$532
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$500
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$497
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1017
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$492
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$517
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$512
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$507
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$520
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$495
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$493
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$918
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$598
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$961
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$931
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$892
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$927
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$937
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1026
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$737
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$1001
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$943
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$995
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$940
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$846
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1238
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$634
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$646
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$698
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1079
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$633
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$673
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$684
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$588
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$450
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$654
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$575
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$652
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1202
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$610
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$638
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$929
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$690
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1203
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$740
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$762
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$607
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$703