Djibouti City vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$249	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$1700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	24
😀 Quality of life	41	80
🏙️ Population	604K	592K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 64% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 7941st and 3451st ($586 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Djibouti and Spain, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 7664th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Malaga

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	Djibouti City	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.12	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$10933

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536