Addis Ababa vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1813
🏠 One person rent
$604
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
32
9
😀 Quality of life
40
43
🏙️ Population
5.23M
6.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 80% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 4928th and 7655th ($1103 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 150th in China, while ranked 6957th and 6683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$24.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$9.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$19624

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Bijie

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$591
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$568
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$586
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$620
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$576
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$594
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$627
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$642
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$618
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$609
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$632
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$580
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$567
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$682
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$662
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$588
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$595
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$570
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$625
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$624
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$611
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$609
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$631
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$593
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$575
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$613
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$607
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$596
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$604
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$660
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$560
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$574
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$593
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$614
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$601
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$587
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$621
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$605
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$591
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$572