Malaga vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$2278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
45
😀 Quality of life
79
76
🏙️ Population
599K
298K

The cost of living in Malaga is 32% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3160th and 4555th ($1727 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 802nd and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Manama

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Malaga Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$10032

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545