Addis Ababa vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1778
🏠 One person rent
$407
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1279
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
32
9
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
3.04M
6.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 52% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 5819th and 7595th ($923 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 289th 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 2.1 months in Bijie. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Bijie ranked 147th in China, while ranked 7141st and 6560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$19711

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$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

Cities near Bijie

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$587
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$570
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$581
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$616
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$564
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$580
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$620
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$646
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$625
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$597
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$620
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$567
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$559
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$674
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$712
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$619
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$593
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$589
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$615
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$625
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$607
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$545
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$609
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$594
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$554
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$596
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$564
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$584
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$603
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$643
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$435
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$530
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$574
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$611
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$573
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$594
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$612
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$608
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$598
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$578