Addis Ababa vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$604
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1779
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
91
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.52M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 1% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4928th and 4855th ($1103 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st 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 Kobe. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 6957th and 631st 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
$6.55
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$14101

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094