Malaga vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$2321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
45
😀 Quality of life
80
76
🏙️ Population
599K
298K

The cost of living in Malaga is 27% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3191st and 4453rd ($1705 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Spain and Bahrain, respectively. Check Spain vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 690th and 1297th 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
$16.8
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521