Addis Ababa vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$4086
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1039
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1779
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2149
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
98
😀 Quality of life
40
88
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.64M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 48% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 5819th and 2423rd ($923 vs $1773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 7141st and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.16
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$12100

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437