Addis Ababa vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$710
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
32
17
😀 Quality of life
39
38
🏙️ Population
5.7M
9.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 103% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4540th and 7893rd ($1180 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st 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 329th in China, while ranked 7025th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Zhoukou

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Addis Ababa Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$14854

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484