Addis Ababa vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Bijie

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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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Cities near Addis Ababa

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

Cities near Bijie

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