Malaga vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$839
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$2188
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
579K
157K

The cost of living in Malaga is 4% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3666th and 3950th ($1435 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Spain and Bahrain, respectively. Check Spain vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 506th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$10676

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604