Malaga vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$851	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	24	68
😀 Quality of life	78	46
🏙️ Population	592K	2.1M

The cost of living in Malaga is 257% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 3759th and 8953rd ($1430 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 5th in Spain and Pakistan, respectively. Check Spain vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 708th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Rawalpindi

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	Malaga	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$1075

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272