Malaga vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$929
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$1982
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
46
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
592K
298K

The cost of living in Malaga is 31% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 3451st and 4625th ($1617 vs $1237) 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 736th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$8943

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534