Addis Ababa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$739
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
33
98
😀 Quality of life
46
74
🏙️ Population
5.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 102% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4519th and 7501st ($1289 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7005th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571