Malaga vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$941
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
24
38
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
586K
767K

The cost of living in Malaga is 21% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3616th and 4447th ($1519 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th in Spain and Croatia, respectively. Check Spain vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 654th and 748th 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
$13.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$3.19
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780