Addis Ababa vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$2116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$4761
🏠 One person rent
$758
$1285
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$2102
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$515
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$2516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
98
😀 Quality of life
45
90
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.73M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 40% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 4635th and 1722nd ($1269 vs $2116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Spain, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 7273rd and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Barcelona

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Addis Ababa Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$1073
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$7050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$4924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$7.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$73
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$777
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$16675

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797