Malaga vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$851	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	95
😀 Quality of life	78	65
🏙️ Population	592K	11.5M

The cost of living in Malaga is 47% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3759th and 5654th ($1430 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st 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 Sao Paulo. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 708th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Sao Paulo

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	Malaga	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$14254

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611