Malaga vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$2134
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$308
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	47
😀 Quality of life	80	56
🏙️ Population	599K	2.96M

The cost of living in Malaga is 102% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 3191st and 6584th ($1705 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Spain and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Spain vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 690th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Tashkent

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	Malaga	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$10369

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Cities near Malaga

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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$759
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$599
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$587
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$576
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$622
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$583
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$610
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$645
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$568
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$572
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$669
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$688
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$549
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$704
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$535
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$471
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$497
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$555
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$773
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$570
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$500
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$439
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$789
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$500
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$468
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$636
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$601
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$470
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$518
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$514
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$899