Lima vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$426
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
24
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
9.94M
579K

The cost of living in Lima is 35% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5780th and 3666th ($932 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Peru and Spain, respectively. Check Peru vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 4655th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Malaga

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Lima Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.74
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$11601

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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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