Budapest vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$589
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1781
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
24
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
586K

The cost of living in Budapest is 22% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4643rd and 3616th ($1185 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Hungary and Spain, respectively. Check Hungary vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 551st and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Malaga

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Budapest Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$14939

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429