Addis Ababa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$407
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
32
98
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
3.04M
12.3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 43% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5819th and 7238th ($923 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 7141st and 2438th 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
$6.72
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$11975

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575