Malaga vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$839
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
38
😀 Quality of life
79
75
🏙️ Population
579K
767K

The cost of living in Malaga is 16% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3666th and 4330th ($1435 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Spain and Croatia, respectively. Check Spain vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 506th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$10009

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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

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755