Malaga vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
39
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
599K
767K

The cost of living in Malaga is 16% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3160th and 4105th ($1727 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 6th in Spain and Croatia, respectively. Check Spain vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 802nd and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Zagreb

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Malaga Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$12339

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Cities near Malaga

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

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961