Malaga vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	47
😀 Quality of life	79	66
🏙️ Population	599K	276K

The cost of living in Malaga is 81% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3160th and 5994th ($1727 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Spain vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 802nd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Sarajevo

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	Malaga	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$3948

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$819
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$721
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$682
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$741
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$924
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1744
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$965
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$888
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1288
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1673
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1156
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$990
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1566
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$629
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1066
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1571
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1206
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$723
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1150
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1160
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$948
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1191
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$839
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$571
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$676
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1124
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1457
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$694
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$923