Addis Ababa vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$710	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	73
😀 Quality of life	39	87
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.96M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4540th and 4470th ($1180 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 7025th and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Sapporo

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	Addis Ababa	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$10781

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088