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Addis Ababa vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 62.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 48.0% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 14.6% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 1.2% more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 33.8% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 44.1% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.58	$6.00 ETB763.02	+43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.77	$6.24 ETB792.94	+12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.63	$0.78 ETB99.83	+58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$0.50 ETB63.86	+62.4%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 48.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.51	$1.20 ETB152.80	-16.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.52	$4.85 ETB617.21	-33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.52	$6.08 ETB773.02	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.73	$2.65 ETB336.89	+52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.21	$5.65 ETB718.02	+268.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.72	$3.30 ETB419.83	+259.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.21	$0.51 ETB64.39	-28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.50	$1.08 ETB137.12	+21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$0.39 ETB49.16	-33.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.31 ETB39.58	-15.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$0.79 ETB100.99	+68.6%
Average			+48.0%

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pay 14.6% less for transportation

	Beijing	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.94	$4.88 ETB620.55	+11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.62	$10.00 ETB1,271.69	-70.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,888.71	$25,000.00 ETB3,179,235.20	+19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.64	$3.67 ETB466.08	-20.2%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Beijing	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.30	$171.17 ETB21,767.16	+1188.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,811.36	$645.10 ETB82,036.99	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,607.14	$422.74 ETB53,759.88	-14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥307.94	$124.84 ETB15,875.60	+197.0%
Average			+335.2%

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pay 1.2% more for childcare

	Beijing	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,592.59	$81.47 ETB10,360.91	-89.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,837.83	$43,916.67 ETB5,584,856.50	+91.7%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$1.00 ETB127.17	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.39	$1.15 ETB146.21	-68.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.48	$4.00 ETB508.68	+15.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.47	$90.59 ETB11,520.91	+38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.16	$6.70 ETB852.04	-19.7%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 33.8% more for clothing

	Beijing	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥458.94	$48.33 ETB6,146.52	-22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥254.08	$75.17 ETB9,558.90	+116.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥611.29	$108.84 ETB13,841.47	+30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥788.44	$119.32 ETB15,174.07	+10.9%
Average			+33.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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