Malaga vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$941	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	54
😀 Quality of life	78	40
🏙️ Population	586K	1.49M

The cost of living in Malaga is 96% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3616th and 6539th ($1519 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 14th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 654th and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Recife

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	Malaga	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$18289

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502