Malaga vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$941
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$3299
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
91
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
586K
548K

The cost of living in Malaga is 29% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3616th and 1500th ($1519 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 53rd in Spain and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Spain vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 654th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Manchester

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Malaga Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$17390

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761