Addis Ababa vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$674
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
34
73
😀 Quality of life
45
72
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.85M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 22% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4878th and 6014th ($1148 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 7160th and 2806th 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
$3.98
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686