Malaga vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$941
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
24
67
😀 Quality of life
78
57
🏙️ Population
586K
5.55M

The cost of living in Malaga is 104% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3616th and 6689th ($1519 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and Kenya, respectively. Check Spain vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 654th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768