Addis Ababa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$604
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
32
98
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
5.23M
12.3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 60% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4928th and 6979th ($1103 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6957th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$9062

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611