Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 84.5% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
|
pay 88.5% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
|
pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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