Addis Ababa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$710
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
39
83
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.33M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 35% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4540th and 6171st ($1180 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7025th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$18619

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498 km or 309 mi Borama
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$662
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$571
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$836
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$660
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$540
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$487
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$943
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$520
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$486
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$488
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$1006
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$482
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$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
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$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
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$594
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$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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$821
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$1181
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$728
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$731
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$967
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$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
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$669
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$648
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$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
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$688
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$681
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$726
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$664
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$630
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$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
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$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
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$649
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$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
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$451
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$581
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$587
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$677
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$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443