Addis Ababa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$407
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
87
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 21% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5819th and 4516th ($923 vs $1169) 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 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7141st and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$19102

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$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589