Addis Ababa vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$604
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
24
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
5.23M
586K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 27% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4928th and 3616th ($1103 vs $1519) 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 6957th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$14939

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429