Bucharest vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$449
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
24
😀 Quality of life
77
79
🏙️ Population
1.72M
579K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 33% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5593rd and 3666th ($961 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in Romania and Spain, respectively. Check Romania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 703rd and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Malaga

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Bucharest Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$11601

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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