Malaga vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$839
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$406
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
24
30
😀 Quality of life
79
29
🏙️ Population
579K
42.7K

The cost of living in Malaga is 195% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3666th and 8601st ($1435 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 506th and 8527th 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
$12.7
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539