Addis Ababa vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$604
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
32
74
😀 Quality of life
40
80
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.87M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 31% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4928th and 6292nd ($1103 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6957th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719