Addis Ababa vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$604
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
97
😀 Quality of life
40
96
🏙️ Population
5.23M
2.75M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 9% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4928th and 4566th ($1103 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6957th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$5653

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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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016