Malaga vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$839
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
24
62
😀 Quality of life
79
44
🏙️ Population
579K
1.27M

The cost of living in Malaga is 64% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3666th and 6110th ($1435 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 4th in Spain and South Africa, respectively. Check Spain vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 506th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$2867

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Cities near Malaga

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

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952