Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 61.9% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of China, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
China
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
China
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
China
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
China
|
Ethiopia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
|
pay 44.1% more for childcare
China
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Ethiopia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
China
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
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