Addis Ababa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$710
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
78
😀 Quality of life
39
66
🏙️ Population
5.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 130% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4540th and 8544th ($1180 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 7025th and 3982nd 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
$4.24
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.48
🥤 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
$637
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$19343

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Addis AbabaZhengzhou

Cost of living

$349

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$838
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591