Malaga vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1020
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
24
96
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
599K
13.3M

The cost of living in Malaga is 9% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3160th and 3728th ($1727 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Spain and Russia, respectively. Check Spain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 802nd and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Moscow

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Malaga Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$17546

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791