Bristol vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bristol	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2321	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5439	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$2493	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	24
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	472K	592K

The cost of living in Bristol is 62% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1113th and 3759th ($2321 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 31st in the United Kingdom and Spain, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 236th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Malaga

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	Bristol	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.6	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1581	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2825	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6737	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6221	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.3	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1825	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23000	$9532

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2043
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1717
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1889
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1852
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$1940
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1818
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1623
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$1924
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1594
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1525
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1814
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$1897
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1902
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$1950
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$1984
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1569
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1704
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1691
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2312
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$1929
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$1946
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$1991
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1653
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2494
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$1998
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2020
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2039
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1885
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1608
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$1988
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1868
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1693
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1686
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2264
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1679

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449