Addis Ababa vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$739
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
46
73
🏙️ Population
5.7M
21.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 25% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4519th and 5355th ($1289 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.6 months in Beijing. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7005th and 2546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$22823

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$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741