Addis Ababa vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1707
🏠 One person rent
$710
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$80.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1289
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
32
9
😀 Quality of life
39
43
🏙️ Population
5.7M
6.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 102% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 4540th and 7844th ($1180 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 305th 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 2.2 months in Bijie. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Bijie ranked 157th in China, while ranked 7025th and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.91
🥤 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
$637
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$3424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$9.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$4.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$18453

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$886
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$574
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$540
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$565
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$601
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$559
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$554
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$590
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$613
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$593
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$584
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$634
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$571
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$546
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$652
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$634
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$554
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$580
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$540
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$592
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$590
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$580
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$579
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$656
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$603
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$553
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$573
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$584
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$573
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$572
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$623
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$526
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$546
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$571
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$581
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$575
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$554
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$611
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$572
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$549
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$540