Malaga vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
24
63
😀 Quality of life
79
48
🏙️ Population
599K
1.27M

The cost of living in Malaga is 63% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3160th and 5251st ($1727 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 802nd and 6890th 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
$16.6
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$4370

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950