Djibouti City vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$245	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	24
😀 Quality of life	20	78
🏙️ Population	604K	592K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 60% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8002nd and 3759th ($571 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Djibouti and Spain, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 8841st and 708th 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	$3.94	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$9532

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003

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