Malaga vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$929
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$844
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
91
😀 Quality of life
80
81
🏙️ Population
592K
6.26M

The cost of living in Malaga is 46% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3451st and 4939th ($1617 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and Chile, respectively. Check Spain vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 736th and 672nd 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
$16.5
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$9190

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827