Addis Ababa vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$2087
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$4665
🏠 One person rent
$739
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$2065
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$2248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
98
😀 Quality of life
46
90
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 38% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 4519th and 1764th ($1289 vs $2087) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 7005th and 229th 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
$4.52
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$1373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$1063
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$2298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
3.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$6508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$4968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$7.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$15137

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703