Addis Ababa vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$710	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	7
😀 Quality of life	39	62
🏙️ Population	5.7M	133K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 10% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4540th and 4205th ($1180 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1 months in Male. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 7025th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Addis Ababa	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$3201

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360