Addis Ababa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$407
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
78
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
3.04M
12.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 82% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5819th and 8471st ($923 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 7141st and 3944th 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
$6.72
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.43
🥤 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
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$4818

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617