Addis Ababa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$758
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
68
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
5.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 148% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4635th and 8643rd ($1269 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 7273rd and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Zhengzhou

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Addis Ababa Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$21713

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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

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556