Malaga vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
24
96
😀 Quality of life
80
72
🏙️ Population
599K
13.3M

The cost of living in Malaga is 2% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3191st and 3277th ($1705 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Spain and Russia, respectively. Check Spain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 690th and 2774th 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
$16.8
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749