Malaga vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$941
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$437
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
24
56
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
586K
2.42M

The cost of living in Malaga is 105% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 3616th and 6712th ($1519 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 23rd 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 0.6 months in Salvador. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 654th and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Salvador

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Malaga Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$10964

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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 Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610