Addis Ababa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$710	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	90
😀 Quality of life	39	70
🏙️ Population	5.7M	13.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 72% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4540th and 6956th ($1180 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China 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 Tianjin. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7025th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Tianjin

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	Addis Ababa	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$18215

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$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
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616