Malaga vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$2589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	11
😀 Quality of life	79	66
🏙️ Population	599K	228K

The cost of living in Malaga is 37% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 3160th and 503rd ($1727 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 802nd and 4997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Nassau

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	Malaga	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$16513

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664