Addis Ababa vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$710
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
91
😀 Quality of life
39
78
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.52M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 7% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4540th and 4793rd ($1180 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 7025th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kobe

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Addis Ababa Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$16179

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$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079