Addis Ababa vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$4142
🏠 One person rent
$407
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
32
43
😀 Quality of life
40
84
🏙️ Population
3.04M
870K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 42% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 5819th and 3059th ($923 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Ethiopia and France, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Marseille ranked 5th in France, while ranked 7141st and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Marseille

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Addis Ababa Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$32.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$9642

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$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

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450