Malaga vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$839
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$1208
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
24
96
😀 Quality of life
79
73
🏙️ Population
579K
12.5M

The cost of living in Malaga is 41% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3666th and 5167th ($1435 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Spain and Russia, respectively. Check Spain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 506th and 1608th 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
$12.7
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$10868

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517