Beirut vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$623
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
24
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
2.42M
579K

The cost of living in Beirut is 17% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4447th and 3666th ($1195 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Lebanon and Spain, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 5118th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$3.74
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$11601

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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