Malaga vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$851	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	26
😀 Quality of life	78	12
🏙️ Population	592K	2.12M

The cost of living in Malaga is 101% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 3759th and 6832nd ($1430 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Spain and Somalia, respectively. Check Spain vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 708th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Mogadishu

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	Malaga	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$879

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752