Addis Ababa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$604
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
5.23M
2.33M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 27% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4928th and 6227th ($1103 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6957th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$13630

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691