Bucharest vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$474	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	24
😀 Quality of life	79	78
🏙️ Population	1.72M	592K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 31% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5565th and 3759th ($988 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Romania and Spain, respectively. Check Romania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 645th and 708th 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	$10.5	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$9532

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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