Malaga vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$941	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	24	27
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	586K	81.1K

The cost of living in Malaga is 30% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 3616th and 4682nd ($1519 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Spain vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 654th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Port of Spain

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	Malaga	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$3731

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877