Addis Ababa vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$407
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
32
99
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.33M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 13% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5819th and 4896th ($923 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 7141st and 484th 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
$6.72
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$13860

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039