Malaga vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$941
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
24
96
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
586K
13M

The cost of living in Malaga is 41% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 3616th and 5091st ($1519 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and Russia, respectively. Check Spain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 654th and 1280th 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
$13.2
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$11652

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541