Malaga vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$842
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
48
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
599K
389K

The cost of living in Malaga is 38% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3160th and 4667th ($1727 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Spain and Albania, respectively. Check Spain vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 802nd and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Tirana

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Malaga Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$30.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$6657

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013