Brasilia vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$415	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	24
😀 Quality of life	62	79
🏙️ Population	3M	599K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 46% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6162nd and 3160th ($928 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 20th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1 months in Malaga. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 5658th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Malaga

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	Brasilia	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$10911

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538