Addis Ababa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$674
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
34
94
😀 Quality of life
45
90
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.43M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 8% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4878th and 4646th ($1148 vs $1248) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7160th and 178th 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
$3.98
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612