Addis Ababa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$604
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
78
😀 Quality of life
40
66
🏙️ Population
5.23M
12.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 111% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4928th and 8506th ($1103 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6957th and 3930th 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
$6.55
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619