Abidjan vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$439	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	24
😀 Quality of life	37	78
🏙️ Population	4.98M	592K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 29% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5348th and 3759th ($1022 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Ivory Coast and Spain, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 7322nd and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Malaga

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	Abidjan	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$9532

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449