Addis Ababa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$674
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
68
😀 Quality of life
45
70
🏙️ Population
5.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 120% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4878th and 8548th ($1148 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 7160th and 3567th 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
$3.98
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567