Addis Ababa vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$4689
🏠 One person rent
$395
$844
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$504
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$318
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$2854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
42
100
🏙️ Population
3.04M
14M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 58% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6376th and 2147th ($752 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Japan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6810th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$7.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$1415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
1.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$8885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$5220
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$7.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$7.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$4.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$70.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$16527

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1058
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1052
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1074
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1050
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1057
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1083
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1055
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1066
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1054
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1133
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1076
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1048
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1093
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1186
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1059
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1041
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1070
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1050