Malaga vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$941
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
71
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
586K
7.01M

The cost of living in Malaga is 4% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3616th and 3292nd ($1519 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 654th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$10359

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489