Addis Ababa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$407
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
40
86
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.29M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 7% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5819th and 6163rd ($923 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 7141st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716