Malaga vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$933
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
40
😀 Quality of life
80
60
🏙️ Population
599K
5.94M

The cost of living in Malaga is 157% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 3191st and 7534th ($1705 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Spain and India, respectively. Check Spain vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 690th and 5942nd 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
$16.8
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298