Addis Ababa vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$4219
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1118
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1805
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
98
😀 Quality of life
40
88
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.66M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 42% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 4928th and 2198th ($1103 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ethiopia and Spain, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Spain 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 Barcelona. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 6957th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$11932

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581