Addis Ababa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$758
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
34
94
😀 Quality of life
45
89
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 1% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4635th and 4661st ($1269 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7273rd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Taipei

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Addis Ababa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$18442

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$996
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$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602