Malaga vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$941
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$2207
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
44
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
586K
298K

The cost of living in Malaga is 20% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3616th and 4400th ($1519 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and Bahrain, respectively. Check Spain vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 654th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$10026

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520