Malaga vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$851	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	1
😀 Quality of life	78	22
🏙️ Population	592K	65.5K

The cost of living in Malaga is 59% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 3759th and 6047th ($1430 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Spain and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Spain vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 708th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Sao Tome

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	Malaga	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590