Malaga vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$839
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$674
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
91
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
579K
6.26M

The cost of living in Malaga is 34% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3666th and 4828th ($1435 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Spain and Chile, respectively. Check Spain vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 506th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Santiago

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Malaga Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$6400

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440