Addis Ababa vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$407
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
90
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.46M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 10% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 5819th and 5138th ($923 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th 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 Kyoto. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 7141st and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kyoto

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Addis Ababa Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.87
🥤 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
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$8938

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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

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006