Addis Ababa vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$758
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
34
99
😀 Quality of life
45
77
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.33M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4635th and 5151st ($1269 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 7273rd and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Saitama

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Addis Ababa Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$15321

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102