Addis Ababa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$758
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
34
97
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
5.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 94% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4635th and 7564th ($1269 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7273rd and 2134th 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
$4.01
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$8927

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584