Malaga vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$851	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$216
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	46
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	592K	3M

The cost of living in Malaga is 182% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 3759th and 8574th ($1430 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 84th in Spain and Iran, respectively. Check Spain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 708th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Mashhad

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	Malaga	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$618

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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 Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788