Malaga vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$2606
🏠 One person rent	$941	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$1389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	69
😀 Quality of life	78	78
🏙️ Population	586K	1.4M

The cost of living in Malaga is 46% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 3616th and 5350th ($1519 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Spain vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 654th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Sofia

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	Malaga	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$7369

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Cities near Malaga

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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$712
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$876
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$943
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$706
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$684
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$770
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$743
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$571
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$589
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$640
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$634
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$529
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$549
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$785
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1043
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$912
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$744
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$521
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$661
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$641
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$947
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$663
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1055
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$737
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$985
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$685
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$668