Malaga vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$1276
🏠 One person rent
$929
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$118
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
24
21
😀 Quality of life
80
27
🏙️ Population
592K
1.02M

The cost of living in Malaga is 202% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 3451st and 8410th ($1617 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and Liberia, respectively. Check Spain vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 736th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$27
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$3157

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Cities near Malaga

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

Cities near Monrovia

Distance City Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi Kakata
$502
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$1281
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$1283
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$502
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$503
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$1010
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$1003
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$503
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$1347
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$999
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$1021
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1067
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$1007
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$1082
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$999
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$1083
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$1123
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$1099
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$508
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$1057
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$1057
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1224
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$583
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$872
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$514
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$1066
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$895
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$506
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1044
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$506
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$506
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$508
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$598
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$631
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$541