Addis Ababa vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$407
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
99
😀 Quality of life
40
82
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.54M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 16% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5819th and 4726th ($923 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd in Ethiopia and Japan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 7141st and 355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kawasaki

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Addis Ababa Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.76
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$15182

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Distance City Cost of living
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$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045