Malaga vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$851	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$559
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	24	22
😀 Quality of life	78	21
🏙️ Population	592K	2.45M

The cost of living in Malaga is 65% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 3759th and 6195th ($1430 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Spain and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Spain vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 708th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Ouagadougou

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	Malaga	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$15761

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882