Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 96.7% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of China, you would:
pay 65.2% more for restaurants
|
China
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.83
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 66.8% more for groceries
|
China
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
|
China
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
China
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 28.7% more for childcare
|
China
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 61.4% more for clothing
|
China
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
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