Lima vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$443
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
24
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
9.94M
586K

The cost of living in Lima is 35% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5792nd and 3616th ($986 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Peru and Spain, respectively. Check Peru vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 4404th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$14939

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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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