Addis Ababa vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$2883
🏠 One person rent
$395
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1791
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
23
😀 Quality of life
42
79
🏙️ Population
3.04M
579K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 41% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6376th and 3970th ($752 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Ethiopia and Spain, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Malaga ranked 10th in Spain, while ranked 6810th and 459th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
2.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$4058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$2554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$5.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$5.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$59.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$71.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$8952

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1381
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1352
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1118
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1460
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1109
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$893
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$856
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1107
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1112
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1112
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$1043
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$985
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1109
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1232
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$936
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1107
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1234
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1111
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1062
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$845
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1106
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$986
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1104
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$900
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1135
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$918
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$429
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1134
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1195
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$585
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1108
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1172
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1030
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1018
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1102
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$1024
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$391