Budapest vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$540
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$1990
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
24
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
1.71M
579K

The cost of living in Budapest is 22% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4647th and 3666th ($1124 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Hungary and Spain, respectively. Check Hungary vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 485th and 506th 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
$9.31
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$11601

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

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