Abuja vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$165
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1990
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
1.57M
579K

The cost of living in Abuja is 80% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 9247th and 3666th ($288 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 25th in Nigeria and Spain, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 8926th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$3.74
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$11601

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120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457