Addis Ababa vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$758
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1876
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
91
😀 Quality of life
45
81
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.52M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 15% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4635th and 5047th ($1269 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Ethiopia and Japan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 7273rd and 681st 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
$4.01
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$12285

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071