Malaga vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
24
70
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
599K
7.01M

The cost of living in Malaga is 6% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3160th and 3529th ($1727 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 802nd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Riyadh

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Malaga Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487