Kingstown vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$370	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	24
😀 Quality of life	26	78
🏙️ Population	13.9K	592K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 30% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5500th and 3759th ($1000 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Saint Vincent and Spain, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 8510th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Malaga

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	Kingstown	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$9532

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789

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