Addis Ababa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$758
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
34
93
😀 Quality of life
45
87
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.35M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 35% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4635th and 6085th ($1269 vs $941) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7273rd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Taoyuan

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Addis Ababa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$17081

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464