Cost of Living Comparison Between Cardiff and Malaga 

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Cost of Living in Malaga is 25.0% lower than in Cardiff (without rent)
Cost of Living Including Rent in Malaga is 22.1% lower than in Cardiff
Rent Prices in Malaga are 15.4% lower than in Cardiff
Restaurant Prices in Malaga are 29.6% lower than in Cardiff
Groceries Prices in Malaga are 28.8% lower than in Cardiff
Local Purchasing Power in Malaga is 19.1% lower than in Cardiff
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Restaurants
Cardiff Edit Malaga Edit Difference
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 £
(17.60 €)
10.23 £
(12.00 €)
     -31.8 %
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 60.00 £
(70.39 €)
42.62 £
(50.00 €)
     -29.0 %
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 7.00 £
(8.21 €)
7.67 £
(9.00 €)
     +9.6 %
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 4.50 £
(5.28 €)
2.39 £
(2.80 €)
     -47.0 %
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 4.50 £
(5.28 €)
2.98 £
(3.50 €)
     -33.7 %
Cappuccino (regular) 3.31 £
(3.89 €)
1.65 £
(1.94 €)
     -50.1 %
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 1.82 £
(2.13 €)
1.59 £
(1.87 €)
     -12.4 %
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.44 £
(1.69 €)
1.13 £
(1.32 €)
     -22.0 %
Markets
Cardiff Edit Malaga Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.69 £
(5.51 €)
3.27 £
(3.84 €)
     -30.3 %
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.04 £
(1.22 €)
0.82 £
(0.96 €)
     -21.6 %
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.93 £
(1.09 €)
0.49 £
(0.57 €)
     -47.6 %
Eggs (regular) (12) 3.93 £
(4.61 €)
2.09 £
(2.45 €)
     -46.9 %
Local Cheese (1 lb) 3.49 £
(4.10 €)
4.20 £
(4.93 €)
     +20.2 %
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 2.67 £
(3.13 €)
2.40 £
(2.82 €)
     -9.8 %
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 4.31 £
(5.05 €)
4.83 £
(5.67 €)
     +12.2 %
Apples (1 lb) 1.18 £
(1.39 €)
0.76 £
(0.90 €)
     -35.4 %
Banana (1 lb) 0.54 £
(0.63 €)
0.65 £
(0.76 €)
     +20.9 %
Oranges (1 lb) 1.36 £
(1.59 €)
0.57 £
(0.66 €)
     -58.2 %
Tomato (1 lb) 1.57 £
(1.84 €)
0.75 £
(0.88 €)
     -52.3 %
Potato (1 lb) 0.52 £
(0.61 €)
0.62 £
(0.73 €)
     +19.9 %
Onion (1 lb) 0.38 £
(0.45 €)
0.62 £
(0.73 €)
     +63.3 %
Lettuce (1 head) 0.86 £
(1.01 €)
0.87 £
(1.02 €)
     +1.7 %
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.99 £
(1.17 €)
0.69 £
(0.81 €)
     -30.9 %
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 7.50 £
(8.80 €)
3.62 £
(4.25 €)
     -51.7 %
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 2.22 £
(2.60 €)
0.88 £
(1.03 €)
     -60.3 %
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.81 £
(3.30 €)
1.84 £
(2.16 €)
     -34.4 %
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 14.00 £
(16.43 €)
4.56 £
(5.35 €)
     -67.4 %
Transportation
Cardiff Edit Malaga Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 2.20 £
(2.58 €)
1.19 £
(1.40 €)
     -45.8 %
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 55.00 £
(64.53 €)
22.12 £
(25.95 €)
     -59.8 %
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.00 £
(3.52 €)
3.41 £
(4.00 €)
     +13.6 %
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 1.90 £
(2.23 €)
1.37 £
(1.61 €)
     -27.8 %
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 15.00 £
(17.60 €)
16.37 £
(19.20 €)
     +9.1 %
Gasoline (1 gallon) 5.91 £
(6.93 €)
5.34 £
(6.26 €)
     -9.6 %
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 28,285.00 £
(33,184.37 €)
28,438.96 £
(33,365.00 €)
     +0.5 %
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 28,666.67 £
(33,632.14 €)
23,599.69 £
(27,687.50 €)
     -17.7 %
Utilities (Monthly)
Cardiff Edit Malaga Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 231.90 £
(272.07 €)
117.00 £
(137.27 €)
     -49.5 %
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 11.11 £
(13.04 €)
15.74 £
(18.46 €)
     +41.6 %
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 27.78 £
(32.59 €)
24.03 £
(28.19 €)
     -13.5 %
Sports And Leisure
Cardiff Edit Malaga Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 27.80 £
(32.61 €)
32.34 £
(37.94 €)
     +16.3 %
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 6.17 £
(7.23 €)
11.93 £
(14.00 €)
     +93.5 %
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 6.49 £
(7.61 €)
6.82 £
(8.00 €)
     +5.1 %
Childcare
Cardiff Edit Malaga Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 1,250.00 £
(1,466.52 €)
287.21 £
(336.96 €)
     -77.0 %
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 24,000.00 £
(28,157.14 €)
9,148.66 £
(10,733.33 €)
     -61.9 %
Clothing And Shoes
Cardiff Edit Malaga Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 66.43 £
(77.93 €)
49.92 £
(58.57 €)
     -24.8 %
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 32.86 £
(38.55 €)
28.41 £
(33.33 €)
     -13.5 %
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 55.71 £
(65.36 €)
59.13 £
(69.38 €)
     +6.1 %
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 62.50 £
(73.33 €)
75.01 £
(88.00 €)
     +20.0 %
Rent Per Month
Cardiff Edit Malaga Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 1,031.25 £
(1,209.88 €)
815.07 £
(956.25 €)
     -21.0 %
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 821.43 £
(963.71 €)
661.29 £
(775.83 €)
     -19.5 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,675.00 £
(1,965.13 €)
1,449.01 £
(1,700.00 €)
     -13.5 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,166.67 £
(1,368.75 €)
1,047.18 £
(1,228.57 €)
     -10.2 %
Buy Apartment Price
Cardiff Edit Malaga Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 185.80 £
(217.99 €)
230.41 £
(270.32 €)
     +24.0 %
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 148.64 £
(174.39 €)
174.21 £
(204.38 €)
     +17.2 %
Salaries And Financing
Cardiff Edit Malaga Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 2,375.19 £
(2,786.60 €)
1,498.05 £
(1,757.53 €)
     -36.9 %
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 6.00 3.56      -40.7 %
Last update: May 2024May 2024
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