Addis Ababa vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$739
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
87
😀 Quality of life
46
93
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 67% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4519th and 6th ($1289 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and the United States, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 7005th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs San Jose, United States

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Addis Ababa San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254