Abuja vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$953
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1781
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
19
78
🏙️ Population
1.57M
586K

The cost of living in Abuja is 17% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4418th and 3616th ($1262 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th 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 18th in Spain, while ranked 8886th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$14939

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Distance City Cost of living
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$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429