Addis Ababa vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$407
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
24
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
3.04M
579K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 36% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5819th and 3666th ($923 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.4 months in Malaga. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 7141st and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.74
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$11601

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457