Malaga vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$851	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	21
😀 Quality of life	78	27
🏙️ Population	592K	1.02M

The cost of living in Malaga is 173% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 3759th and 8452nd ($1430 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Spain and Liberia, respectively. Check Spain vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 708th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Monrovia

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	Malaga	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$2771

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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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507