Malaga vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	25
😀 Quality of life	80	60
🏙️ Population	599K	2.3M

The cost of living in Malaga is 103% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 3191st and 6589th ($1705 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 18th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Manaus ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 690th and 5837th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Malaga	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$4970

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Cities near Malaga

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

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709