Barcelona vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Barcelona | Malaga | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Barcelona is 23% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1722nd and 3160th ($2116 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th in Spain.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1 months in Malaga. Ranked 2nd vs 28th best cities to live in Spain, and 205th vs 802nd among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Barcelona vs Malaga
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| Barcelona | Malaga | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Barcelona
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7 km or 4.4 mi |  L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Badalona | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Cornella de Llobregat | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Sant Boi de Llobregat | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Ripollet | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Rubi | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sabadell | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Terrassa | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Granollers | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Mataro | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Vilanova i la Geltru | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Manresa | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Vic | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Lloret de Mar | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Tarragona | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Girona | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Figueres | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Lleida | |
| 136 km or 85 mi |  Andorra la Vella | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Ordino | |
| 158 km or 98 mi |  Perpignan | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Vinaros | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Palma de Mallorca | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Ciutadella de Menorca | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Narbonne | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Huesca | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Beziers | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Mahon | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Castellon de la Plana | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Castres | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Villarreal | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Borriana | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Toulouse | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Zaragoza | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tarbes | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Sagunto | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Ibiza | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Montpellier | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Pau | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Valencia |
Cities near Malaga
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi | Benalmadena | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Mijas | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Fuengirola | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Antequera | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Marbella | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Loja | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Almunecar | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Ronda | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Estepona | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Motril | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Granada | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Alcala la Real | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | La Linea de la Concepcion | |
| 105 km or 65 mi |  Gibraltar City | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Ecija | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Los Barrios | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Algeciras | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Martos | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Ceuta | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Arcos de la Frontera | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Adra | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Jaen | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Tarifa | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Cordoba | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Carmona | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | El Ejido | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Dos Hermanas | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Jerez de la Frontera | |
| 154 km or 96 mi |  Tetouan | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Seville | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Chiclana de la Frontera | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Tangier | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Linares | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Cadiz | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Ubeda | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Rota | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Almeria | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Almonte | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Melilla | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Nador |