Malaga vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1430
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3228
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$851
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1438
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$433
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
24
29
😀 Quality of life
78
27
🏙️ Population
592K
42.7K

The cost of living in Malaga is 164% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3759th and 8317th ($1430 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 708th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$969
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1741
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6060
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2594
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.78
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.58
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9532
$8023

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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

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$589
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$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518