Addis Ababa vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2696
🏠 One person rent
$604
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1699
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
32
70
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
5.23M
935K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 4928th and 5340th ($1103 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 437th 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 1.6 months in Kitakyushu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kitakyushu ranked 317th in Japan, while ranked 6957th and 2364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kitakyushu

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Addis Ababa Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$9.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$37.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$55.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$12605

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964