Malaga vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$941
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
24
82
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
586K
5.38M

The cost of living in Malaga is 74% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3616th and 6204th ($1519 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Spain and Russia, respectively. Check Spain vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 654th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Saint Petersburg

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Malaga Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525