A refrigeration cycle apparatus (300, 400) comprising: a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a condenser, a pressure reducing valve, and an evaporator are sequentially connected by a refrigerant pipe; and a plurality of refrigerant distributors (370, 380) comprising a first refrigerant distributor and a second refrigerant distributor, wherein each of the plurality of refrigerant distributors (370, 380) includes an inlet pipe (372, 382) through which refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit flows into the refrigerant distributor (370, 380), and a plurality of distribution pipes (373, 373A, 373B, 383, 383A, 383B) through which the refrigerant flows out of the refrigerant distributor, each of the plurality of distribution pipes (373, 373A, 373B, 383, 383A, 383B) being connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of heat transfer tubes (21, 21C, 21D) included in the evaporator, wherein the average value of the distances from the lowermost end of the evaporator to the axes of the distribution pipes (383, 383A, 383B) of the first refrigerant distributor in a top-bottom direction of the evaporator is less than the average value of the distances from the lowermost end of the evaporator to the axes of the distribution pipes (373A, 373B) of the second refrigerant distributor in the top-bottom direction of the evaporator, and characterized in that an inside diameter of the inlet pipe of the first refrigerant distributor is smaller than an inside diameter of the inlet pipe of the second refrigerant distributor. a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a condenser, a pressure reducing valve, and an evaporator are sequentially connected by a refrigerant pipe; and a plurality of refrigerant distributors (370, 380) comprising a first refrigerant distributor and a second refrigerant distributor, wherein each of the plurality of refrigerant distributors (370, 380) includes an inlet pipe (372, 382) through which refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit flows into the refrigerant distributor (370, 380), and a plurality of distribution pipes (373, 373A, 373B, 383, 383A, 383B) through which the refrigerant flows out of the refrigerant distributor, each of the plurality of distribution pipes (373, 373A, 373B, 383, 383A, 383B) being connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of heat transfer tubes (21, 21C, 21D) included in the evaporator, an inlet pipe (372, 382) through which refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit flows into the refrigerant distributor (370, 380), and a plurality of distribution pipes (373, 373A, 373B, 383, 383A, 383B) through which the refrigerant flows out of the refrigerant distributor, each of the plurality of distribution pipes (373, 373A, 373B, 383, 383A, 383B) being connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of heat transfer tubes (21, 21C, 21D) included in the evaporator, wherein the average value of the distances from the lowermost end of the evaporator to the axes of the distribution pipes (383, 383A, 383B) of the first refrigerant distributor in a top-bottom direction of the evaporator is less than the average value of the distances from the lowermost end of the evaporator to the axes of the distribution pipes (373A, 373B) of the second refrigerant distributor in the top-bottom direction of the evaporator, and characterized in that an inside diameter of the inlet pipe of the first refrigerant distributor is smaller than an inside diameter of the inlet pipe of the second refrigerant distributor.