Malaga vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$851	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$1598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	24	63
😀 Quality of life	78	38
🏙️ Population	592K	1.27M

The cost of living in Malaga is 55% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3759th and 5917th ($1430 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in Spain and South Africa, respectively. Check Spain vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 708th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Soweto

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	Malaga	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003