Addis Ababa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$2601
🏠 One person rent
$395
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
42
74
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.44M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 11% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6376th and 6039th ($752 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Ethiopia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.9 months in Taoyuan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6810th and 1265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$5081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$8.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$9.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$14.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$71.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$566
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$22659

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$938
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$813
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1076
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1260
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$705
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$885
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$935
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$970
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$828
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$808
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$809
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$851
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$717
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$890
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$1012
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$725
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$714
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$911
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$783
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$699
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$812
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1047
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$831
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$686
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$849
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$744
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$713
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$686
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$711
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1048
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$770
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$689
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$678
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$646
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$661
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$1049
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$849
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$650
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$514
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$760