Malaga vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$839
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
71
😀 Quality of life
79
74
🏙️ Population
579K
7.01M

The cost of living in Malaga is 13% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3666th and 2922nd ($1435 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 506th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$9649

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561