Cost of living comparison

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Taipei vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 72.6% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% more in Taipei
Groceries: pay 83.8% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Taipei
Housing: pay 31.8% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.1% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Taipei

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Taipei are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Taipei. Notably, childcare, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taipei.

Taipei vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 11.6% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB778.02	$6.18 NT$200.16	+3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB808.54	$5.01 NT$162.13	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB101.79	$1.00 NT$32.51	+27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB65.11	$0.68 NT$21.99	+35.3%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 83.8% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB155.81	$1.86 NT$60.16	+54.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB629.35	$8.37 NT$271.10	+72.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB788.22	$10.77 NT$348.65	+77.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB343.52	$2.72 NT$87.97	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB732.15	$4.37 NT$141.34	-22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB428.09	$2.06 NT$66.75	-37.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB65.66	$1.01 NT$32.79	+100.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB139.82	$1.25 NT$40.36	+15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.12	$1.56 NT$50.34	+302.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.36	$1.30 NT$42.06	+317.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB102.98	$1.11 NT$35.93	+39.8%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB632.76	$3.68 NT$119.28	-24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,296.71	$37.10 NT$1,200.95	+271.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,241,769.58	$34,750.62 NT$1,124,891.35	+39.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB475.24	$8.81 NT$285.23	+140.4%
Average			+106.5%

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pay 31.8% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,195.32	$24.04 NT$778.14	-86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB83,650.62	$630.95 NT$20,424.08	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB54,817.32	$465.35 NT$15,063.66	+10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,187.87	$63.62 NT$2,059.42	-49.0%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,564.70	$610.09 NT$19,748.98	+648.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,694,708.55	$18,275.33 NT$591,579.87	-58.4%
Average			+295.2%

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pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB129.67	$2.63 NT$85.07	+162.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB149.08	$3.05 NT$98.65	+165.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB518.68	$3.71 NT$120.10	-7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,747.52	$38.32 NT$1,240.32	-57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB868.79	$9.89 NT$320.25	+47.7%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,267.42	$56.02 NT$1,813.44	+15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,746.92	$31.15 NT$1,008.45	-58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,113.72	$85.26 NT$2,759.88	-21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,472.54	$103.43 NT$3,348.11	-13.3%
Average			-19.4%

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