Addis Ababa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$739
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
33
93
😀 Quality of life
46
84
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.33M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 37% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4519th and 5995th ($1289 vs $942) 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7005th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451