Addis Ababa vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$604
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
32
17
😀 Quality of life
40
37
🏙️ Population
5.23M
9.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 84% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4928th and 7790th ($1103 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6957th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$15431

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528