Addis Ababa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$710
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
32
98
😀 Quality of life
39
70
🏙️ Population
5.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 80% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4540th and 7163rd ($1180 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 Wuhan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 7025th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Wuhan

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Addis Ababa Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$8658

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$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586