Malaga vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$2549
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$947
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
19
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
599K
151K

The cost of living in Malaga is 62% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 3160th and 5191st ($1727 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 8th in Spain and Montenegro, respectively. Check Spain vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 802nd and 4840th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Podgorica

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Malaga Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$40.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$68.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$3015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$7.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$8022

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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 Podgorica

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$990
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1206
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1150
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1288
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$839
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1119
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1193
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1022
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$940
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$851
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1256
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$571
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$769
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$819
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$694
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$692
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$956
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$723
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$735
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$794
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$680
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$924
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$948
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$893
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$593
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$857
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1430
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$905
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$721
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1571