Baku vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$320
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
24
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
2.3M
586K

The cost of living in Baku is 49% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6540th and 3616th ($776 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Azerbaijan and Spain, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 5306th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$14939

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Malaga

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