Addis Ababa vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$758
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
75
😀 Quality of life
45
75
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 13% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4635th and 4988th ($1269 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 Sapporo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 7273rd and 1640th 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
$4.01
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070