Addis Ababa vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$710
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
39
99
🏙️ Population
5.7M
14.3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 27% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4540th and 3019th ($1180 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7025th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$15235

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$943
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$520
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$486
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$488
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$1006
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$482
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$507
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$496
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$505
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$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
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$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
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$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
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$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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$1103
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$1128
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$1122
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$1196
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$1124
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$1071
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$1099
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$1114
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$1088
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$1164
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$1071
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$1084
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