Addis Ababa vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$3228
🏠 One person rent
$710
$851
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1438
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
24
😀 Quality of life
39
78
🏙️ Population
5.7M
592K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4540th and 3759th ($1180 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 Malaga. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 7025th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$9532

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$886
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1415
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1347
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1178
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2040
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1316
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$945
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$893
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1395
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$895
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1164
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2087
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1201
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1041
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$889
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1204
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1141
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1073
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$930
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1196
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1100
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1197
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1164
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$517
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1255
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$679
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1220
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1359
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1316
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1358
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1170
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1165
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$801
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$449