Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 72.6% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$6.18
NT$201.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$5.01
NT$163.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$1.00
NT$32.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.68
NT$22.14
|
|
pay 83.8% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$1.86
NT$60.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$8.37
NT$272.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$10.77
NT$350.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$2.72
NT$88.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$4.37
NT$142.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$2.06
NT$67.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$1.01
NT$33.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$1.25
NT$40.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$1.56
NT$50.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$1.30
NT$42.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$1.11
NT$36.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$3.68
NT$120.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$37.10
NT$1,208.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,132,296.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$8.81
NT$287.10
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$24.04
NT$783.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$630.95
NT$20,558.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$465.35
NT$15,162.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$63.62
NT$2,072.98
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$610.09
NT$19,878.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$18,275.33
NT$595,474.33
|
|
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$2.63
NT$85.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$3.05
NT$99.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$3.71
NT$120.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$38.32
NT$1,248.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$9.89
NT$322.36
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$56.02
NT$1,825.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$31.15
NT$1,015.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$85.26
NT$2,778.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$103.43
NT$3,370.15
|
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