Addis Ababa vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$407
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
32
17
😀 Quality of life
40
41
🏙️ Population
3.04M
9.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 58% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5819th and 7809th ($923 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 7141st and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$13369

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532