Addis Ababa vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$710	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	32	28
😀 Quality of life	39	41
🏙️ Population	5.7M	6.23M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 80% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4540th and 7175th ($1180 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 Xinyang. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 7025th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Xinyang

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	Addis Ababa	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.88
🥤 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	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$8587

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
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

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558