Malaga vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	24	19
😀 Quality of life	79	41
🏙️ Population	599K	159K

The cost of living in Malaga is 76% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 3160th and 5816th ($1727 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in Spain and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Spain vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 802nd and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Praia

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	Malaga	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$3260

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507