Addis Ababa vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$407
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1364
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
3.04M
21.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 13% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 5819th and 4887th ($923 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.6 months in Beijing. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7141st and 583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$27310

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$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506