Malaga vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$851	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	23
😀 Quality of life	78	53
🏙️ Population	592K	2.06M

The cost of living in Malaga is 87% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 3759th and 6606th ($1430 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 9th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 708th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Manaus

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	Malaga	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$4516

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638