Addis Ababa vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$407
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
7
😀 Quality of life
40
63
🏙️ Population
3.04M
133K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 28% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5819th and 4218th ($923 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Maldives, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Male. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 7141st and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$3438

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$840
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$820
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$883
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$705
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$885
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$702
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$524
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$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
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$800
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$551
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$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
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$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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$1207
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$347
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$295
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$279
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$255
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$284
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$348
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$391
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$358
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$304
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$507
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$582
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$302
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$462
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$345
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$406
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$465
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$469
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$325
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$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
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$341
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$358
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$409
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$337
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$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
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$320
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$357
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$321
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$328
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$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
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$379
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$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339