Malaga vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$941	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	24	94
😀 Quality of life	78	62
🏙️ Population	586K	6.21M

The cost of living in Malaga is 59% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 3616th and 5959th ($1519 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 654th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Malaga	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585