Malaga vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$3249
🏠 One person rent	$941	$701
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$1285
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$1689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	69
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	586K	330K

The cost of living in Malaga is 12% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 3616th and 4220th ($1519 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th in Spain and Cyprus, respectively. Check Spain vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 654th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Nicosia

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	Malaga	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$7504

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Cities near Malaga

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

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591