Budapest vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$3763
🏠 One person rent
$707
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$1604
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$1700
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
24
😀 Quality of life
82
80
🏙️ Population
1.69M
592K

The cost of living in Budapest is 15% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4312th and 3451st ($1377 vs $1617) 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 1.1 months in Malaga. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 636th and 736th 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
$10.6
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$10933

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536