Malaga vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$929	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$1672
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	24	63
😀 Quality of life	80	45
🏙️ Population	592K	1.27M

The cost of living in Malaga is 64% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3451st and 5704th ($1617 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 7th in Spain and South Africa, respectively. Check Spain vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 736th and 7050th 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	$16.5	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$3811

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915