Addis Ababa vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2940
🏠 One person rent
$407
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$899
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2098
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
97
😀 Quality of life
40
96
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.75M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 17% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5819th and 4674th ($923 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 4th in Japan, while ranked 7141st and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Osaka

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Addis Ababa Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$8601

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$972
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1105
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$995
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$997
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$988
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$995
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$978
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$982
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$945
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1075
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1002
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$997
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$957
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$990
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$956
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$996
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$933
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$984
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$957
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$968
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$996
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$933