Addis Ababa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3068
$1948
🏠 One person rent
$701
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$67.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$963
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
90
😀 Quality of life
43
72
🏙️ Population
5.7M
13.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 82% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4622nd and 7175th ($1255 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 62nd 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 7018th and 2495th 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
$4.54
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$1.25
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$651
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$81.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$6.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.78%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2413
$5818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$2784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.8
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.4
$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30478
$18439

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1012
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1015
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$811
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$846
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1131
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$986
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1134
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$556
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$514
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$657
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$558
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$499
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$958
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$532
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$500
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$497
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1017
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$492
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$517
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$512
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$507
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$520
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$495
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$493
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$918
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$598
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$662
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$690
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$645
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$633
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$744
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$652
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$691
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$582
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$993
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$719
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$640
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$584
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$591
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$665
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$624
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$455
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$600
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$628
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$549
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$572
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$550
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$585
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$616
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$731
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$697
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$565
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$620
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$549
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$572
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$543
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$538
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$617
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$563
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$584
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$564
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$503
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$654
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$546
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$577