Malaga vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$839
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$356
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
24
21
😀 Quality of life
79
29
🏙️ Population
579K
1.02M

The cost of living in Malaga is 186% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 3666th and 8495th ($1435 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Spain and Liberia, respectively. Check Spain vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 506th and 8457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$1.76
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$2816

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Cities near Malaga

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

Cities near Monrovia

Distance City Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi Kakata
$470
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$689
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$689
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$468
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$469
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$977
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$972
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$469
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$751
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$971
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$989
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1024
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$975
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$897
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$968
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$888
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$923
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$976
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$472
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$916
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$892
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1114
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$518
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$778
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$479
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$874
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$799
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$471
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1049
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$471
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$470
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$471
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$556
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$459
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$486