Addis Ababa vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$674
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
34
14
😀 Quality of life
45
43
🏙️ Population
5.7M
9.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 88% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4878th and 7898th ($1148 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 362nd in China, while ranked 7160th and 7422nd 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
$3.98
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$18568

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531