Addis Ababa vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$395
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$913
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
30
16
😀 Quality of life
42
42
🏙️ Population
3.04M
9.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 4% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6376th and 6253rd ($752 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Ethiopia and China, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Zhoukou ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6810th and 6838th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$764
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$48.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$5884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$3489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$5.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$19283

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$678
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$655
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$668
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$681
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$759
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$667
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$652
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$677
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$681
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$669
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$778
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$719
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$823
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$562
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$671
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$680
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$666
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$758
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$671
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$672
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$675
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1512
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$674
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$714
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$701
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$662
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$745
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$669
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$748
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$671
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$671
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$655
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$658
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$663
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$668
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$691
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$772
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$704
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$670