Malaga vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	54
😀 Quality of life	80	66
🏙️ Population	599K	1.49M

The cost of living in Malaga is 113% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3191st and 6758th ($1705 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 33rd in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 690th and 5007th 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	$16.8	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$11966

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592