Malaga vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$929
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
24
68
😀 Quality of life
80
58
🏙️ Population
592K
5.55M

The cost of living in Malaga is 99% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3451st and 6622nd ($1617 vs $811) 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 736th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Nairobi

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Malaga Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$8707

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820