Malaga vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$929
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
91
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
592K
548K

The cost of living in Malaga is 29% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3451st and 1330th ($1617 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 39th 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 736th and 107th 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
$16.5
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$20873

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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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804