Malaga vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$6212
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$1672
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$801
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$3354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	11
😀 Quality of life	80	68
🏙️ Population	599K	228K

The cost of living in Malaga is 38% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 3191st and 498th ($1705 vs $2760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Spain and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Spain vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Nassau. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 690th and 4308th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Malaga	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$31.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$2496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$4159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$6.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$30.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$4.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$86.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$16505

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Cities near Malaga

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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2683
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2802
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3216
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2747
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2958
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2487
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3114
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2808
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2636
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2697
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2756
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2957
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2721
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2843
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2757
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2774
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3171
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3151
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2673