Malaga vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$4321
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1032
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$1832
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$3121
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	24	87
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	586K	518K

The cost of living in Malaga is 16% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 3616th and 2462nd ($1519 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 167th in Spain and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Spain vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 654th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Sheffield

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	Malaga	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$5.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$9922

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1449
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1383
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1805
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1652
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1788
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1898
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$2098
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1722
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1987
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1877
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1780
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1670
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2137
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1817
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1944
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1776
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1936
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1910
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1894
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1849
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1638
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1592
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1804
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1742
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1852
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1930
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1893
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1493
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1845
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1552
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2069
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1855