Malaga vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$839
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$411
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
40
😀 Quality of life
79
51
🏙️ Population
579K
5.94M

The cost of living in Malaga is 77% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 3666th and 6358th ($1435 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Spain and India, respectively. Check Spain vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 506th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Surat

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Malaga Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$1785

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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 Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361