Malaga vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$941
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
24
30
😀 Quality of life
78
25
🏙️ Population
586K
42.7K

The cost of living in Malaga is 184% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3616th and 8393rd ($1519 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 18th best city to live in Spain vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 654th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Meru

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Malaga Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$8360

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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

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$571
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$745
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$493
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$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
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$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
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$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
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$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545