Abuja vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$3228
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$851
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$1438
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1651
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
24
😀 Quality of life
19
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
592K

The cost of living in Abuja is 5% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3416th and 3759th ($1502 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Nigeria and Spain, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 8901st and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Malaga

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Abuja Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.66
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$9532

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$743
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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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