Malaga vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$839
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$1259
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
69
😀 Quality of life
79
76
🏙️ Population
579K
1.38M

The cost of living in Malaga is 51% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3666th and 5668th ($1435 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Spain and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Spain vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 506th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Sofia

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Malaga Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619