Addis Ababa vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Addis Ababa	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$674	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$1109	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.2	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	34	8
😀 Quality of life	45	64
🏙️ Population	5.7M	133K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 13% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4878th and 4490th ($1148 vs $1321) 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 0.7 months in Male. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 7160th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Addis Ababa	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$0.93	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1134	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.7	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.33%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1943	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1220	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.81	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.83	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.32	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.94	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.38	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30429	$3305

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$910
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$931
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$746
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1050
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$923
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1045
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$563
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$521
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$590
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$682
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$564
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$481
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$513
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$484
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$483
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$947
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$476
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$497
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$494
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$788
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$488
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$505
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$745
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$478
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$476
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$532
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$803
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$809
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$591
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$543
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$834

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322