Addis Ababa vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$3764
🏠 One person rent
$395
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$1451
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1989
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
97
😀 Quality of life
42
87
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.64M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 55% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 6376th and 2417th ($752 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Spain, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6810th and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$1167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
2.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$5325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$3302
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$5.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$9.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$82.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$11490

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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

Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1413
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1477
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1081
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1106
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1310
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1258
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1152
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1171
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1165
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1171
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1102
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1140
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1288
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$970
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1020
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1213
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1194
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1149
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1081
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1377
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1110
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1048
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$894
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1316
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1118
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$990
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1394
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1110
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1108
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1388
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1100
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1331
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$912
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$1902
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1333
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1319
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1276