Addis Ababa vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$3763
🏠 One person rent
$739
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$1604
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$1700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
24
😀 Quality of life
46
80
🏙️ Population
5.7M
592K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 20% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4519th and 3451st ($1289 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 Malaga. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 7005th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$10933

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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 Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536