Malaga vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Malaga	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3325	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$839	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1990	$850
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	24	27
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	579K	545K

The cost of living in Malaga is 18% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 3666th and 4384th ($1435 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 506th and 6039th 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	$12.7	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.16	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.07	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$862	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$664	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1632	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3838	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2498	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.96	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.61	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.03	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.1	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11601	$2991

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1357
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1251
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1774
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1343
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$917
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1254
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1314
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1063
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1174
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1207
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$932
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1214
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1091
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1162
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$963
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1119
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1056
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1202
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1020
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1182
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$504
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1289
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$661
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1206
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1129
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1283
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1159
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$947
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1158
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$827
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$457

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812