Malaga vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$929
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
24
29
😀 Quality of life
80
32
🏙️ Population
592K
42.7K

The cost of living in Malaga is 195% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3451st and 8291st ($1617 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 736th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$8839

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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

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$460
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$811
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$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
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$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524