Addis Ababa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$604
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
90
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
5.23M
13.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 55% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4928th and 6862nd ($1103 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 10th in China, while ranked 6957th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618