Addis Ababa vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2447
🏠 One person rent
$407
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1721
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
32
70
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
3.04M
935K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 4% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 5819th and 5571st ($923 vs $963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th 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 1.8 months in Kitakyushu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kitakyushu ranked 289th in Japan, while ranked 7141st and 1910th 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
$6.72
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$9.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$39.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$8058

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$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
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$917
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$887
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$891
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$890
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$883
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$895
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$894
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$897
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$898
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$893
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$861
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$900
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$902
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$884
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$910
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$894
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$846
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$914
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$884
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$837
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$915
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$917
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$919
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$920
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$919
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$916
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$915
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$893
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$905
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$886
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1054
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$888
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$915
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$845
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$879
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$887