Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.4 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
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Addis Ababa
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB419.96
|
$4.37
CN¥30.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB307.02
|
$5.82
CN¥41.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB34.81
|
$0.53
CN¥3.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB21.63
|
$0.33
CN¥2.37
|
|
pay 66.8% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB32.53
|
$2.04
CN¥14.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB234.53
|
$6.63
CN¥46.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB211.22
|
$7.67
CN¥54.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB122.15
|
$1.89
CN¥13.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB196.24
|
$1.80
CN¥12.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB102.59
|
$1.00
CN¥7.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.18
|
$0.92
CN¥6.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB48.33
|
$0.97
CN¥6.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB16.93
|
$0.70
CN¥4.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.69
|
$0.43
CN¥3.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.22
|
$0.48
CN¥3.43
|
|
pay 94.3% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB172.48
|
$4.79
CN¥33.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB603.07
|
$43.66
CN¥309.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,425,437.00
|
$24,196.95
CN¥171,432.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB224.78
|
$5.53
CN¥39.18
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,095.52
|
$20.10
CN¥142.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,226.76
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,182.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,205.07
|
$634.84
CN¥4,497.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,555.01
|
$44.96
CN¥318.51
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,088.50
|
$951.31
CN¥6,739.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,521,927.00
|
$27,770.10
CN¥196,748.35
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB41.12
|
$1.46
CN¥10.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB40.08
|
$4.37
CN¥30.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB219.30
|
$4.37
CN¥30.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,666.39
|
$58.33
CN¥413.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB219.30
|
$10.12
CN¥71.67
|
|
pay 58.9% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,475.63
|
$69.18
CN¥490.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB2,950.93
|
$43.88
CN¥310.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,540.92
|
$89.48
CN¥633.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,312.31
|
$124.62
CN¥882.94
|
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