Addis Ababa vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$674
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
100
😀 Quality of life
45
73
🏙️ Population
5.7M
21.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 4% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4878th and 4987th ($1148 vs $1108) 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 0.7 months in Beijing. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 7160th and 2361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Beijing

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Addis Ababa Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$25910

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759