Bangkok vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$405
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
24
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
5.68M
579K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 37% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5960th and 3666th ($902 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Thailand and Spain, respectively. Check Thailand vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 1087th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Malaga

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Bangkok Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$11601

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457