Addis Ababa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$407
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
90
😀 Quality of life
40
73
🏙️ Population
3.04M
13.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 34% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5819th and 6886th ($923 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7141st and 1662nd 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
$6.72
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$16123

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600