3.66/5
704 reviews
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Malaga

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Málaga receives mixed reviews among travelers and digital nomads. Most agree the weather is a major highlight — warm and pleasant year-round. It also offers good value for money, with affordable food and general cost of living. The city has a growing international and digital nomad community, particularly outside the historic center in areas like Costa del Sol. There are coworking spaces and decent internet connectivity available, catering well to remote workers. Younger locals tend to speak English, which can ease communication for non-Spanish speakers.

However, some travelers found Málaga underwhelming, describing the city outside the historic center as visually unappealing and lacking things to do. While public transport is reliable within the city, accessing outdoor attractions like hiking areas typically requires a rental car. The beaches and museums were also mentioned as not particularly impressive. Social integration may be harder for those who don’t speak Spanish fluently.

Overall, Málaga is recommended for its climate and cost-effectiveness, but may not satisfy those looking for a vibrant cultural scene or visually beautiful neighborhoods throughout the city.

AI-generated summary of reviews
1 year ago

great city, will be top3 in the future in Europe. good prices, amazing food, good airport, international community, good weather all the year.

3 years ago

Málaga is great. I don't agree on the comment that says it is not used to digital nomads, the person hasn't made a proper research. There are a lot of hostels, amazing night life, people are very cool and respectful, young people know English, and it has lots of COWORKING areas, even in banks. But not all of this is only in the center of the city, you need to discover also Costa del Sol, with places like Benalmádena, Fuengirola and Marbella, where is full of digital nomads that come the area because of the weather, the food and the great prices!

4 years ago

For anyone who has traveled a lot Málaga will be underwhelming. The weather is AMAZING but the city itself gets boring after 2 days and apart from the historic center most neighborhoods are not pretty to look at. The beaches are not very beautiful. The museums are not impressive and people are not used to digital nomads so if you're not fluent in Spanish it will be nearly impossible to make friends. Public transportation works quite well but to get to the better hiking spots you will need a rental car.

5 years ago

Its the paradise but getting really expensive! It actually makes sense! I would recomend Fuengirola! Regardles of the fact that is more expensive than Malaga city center. Good luck in la costa del sol. It hepls you if you speak Spanish! You are in Spain! Dont forget that!

7 years ago

✅ Warm all year

✅ Very affordable

✅ Friendly people

✅ Fast internet

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to make friends

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)

❌ Not much to do

❌ Not beautiful

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

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2882°
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Humidity

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34%

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47%

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14%

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47%

Air quality

clean
15 US AQI

clean
18 US AQI

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18 US AQI

clean
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26 US AQI

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15 US AQI

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safe
2 UVI

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2 UVI

Remote workers

2,888 people

2,631 people

3,040 people

2,965 people

3,106 people

3,000 people

2,589 people

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3,675 people

4,680 people

3,263 people

3,400 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Marbella

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 69° AQI 41

🚕2h

$6,458 / mo

58 Mbps

Granada

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° AQI 29

🚕3h

$4,046 / mo

28 Mbps

Gibraltar

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 67° AQI 25

🚕4h

$4,970 / mo

24 Mbps

Cordoba

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 47

✈️11min

$3,565 / mo

60 Mbps

Tarifa

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 42

✈️11min

$4,545 / mo

60 Mbps

Seville

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 50

✈️13min

$4,182 / mo

51 Mbps

Tangier

Morocco

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌫 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 33

✈️13min

$2,341 / mo

10 Mbps

Cadiz

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 35

✈️13min

$3,911 / mo

66 Mbps

Fes

Morocco

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 39

✈️24min

$1,897 / mo

11 Mbps

Faro

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 19

✈️25min

$2,511 / mo

56 Mbps

Albufeira

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 68° AQI 26

✈️27min

$3,874 / mo

43 Mbps

Oran

Algeria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety very bad

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☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 35

✈️28min

$1,744 / mo

6 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 10° 50° 12° 54° AQI 17

✈️2h

$8,633 / mo

23 Mbps

Marbella

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 69° AQI 41

🚕2h

$6,458 / mo

58 Mbps

Wrocław

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 11° 51° AQI 67 😷

✈️3h

$3,566 / mo

86 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60° AQI 22

✈️33min

$5,265 / mo

45 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 14° 57° AQI 35

✈️2h

$7,144 / mo

40 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 17° 63° 18° 64° AQI 58 😷

✈️1h

$6,206 / mo

39 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 11° 52° AQI 48

✈️3h

$7,885 / mo

14 Mbps

Warsaw

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 11° 52° 13° 55° AQI 63 😷

✈️4h

$3,458 / mo

77 Mbps

Nice

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 37

✈️2h

$4,993 / mo

108 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 10° 50° 12° 53° AQI 69 😷

✈️3h

$4,989 / mo

32 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 41° 106° 31° 88° Has AC AQI 70 😷

✈️14h

$1,659 / mo

33 Mbps

Seville

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 50

✈️13min

$4,182 / mo

🌇 Also went here203 people

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60° AQI 22

✈️33min

$5,265 / mo

🌇 Also went here284 people

Valencia

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 20° 68° AQI 60 😷

✈️37min

$5,106 / mo

🌇 Also went here206 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 19° 65° AQI 29

✈️38min

$4,703 / mo

🌇 Also went here342 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 17° 63° 18° 64° AQI 58 😷

✈️1h

$6,206 / mo

🌇 Also went here360 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 14° 57° AQI 35

✈️2h

$7,144 / mo

🌇 Also went here290 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 66 😷

✈️2h

$5,292 / mo

🌇 Also went here204 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 10° 50° 12° 54° AQI 17

✈️2h

$8,633 / mo

🌇 Also went here327 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 11° 52° AQI 48

✈️3h

$7,885 / mo

🌇 Also went here275 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 9° 48° 11° 52° AQI 57 😷

✈️3h

$4,184 / mo

🌇 Also went here228 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 10° 50° 12° 53° AQI 69 😷

✈️3h

$4,989 / mo

🌇 Also went here234 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 10° 50° 12° 54° AQI 55 😷

✈️3h

$3,740 / mo

🌇 Also went here220 people

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 80 😷

✈️4h

$3,396 / mo

🌇 Also went here197 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 15° 59° 16° 61° AQI 17

✈️8h

$8,815 / mo

🌇 Also went here204 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 41° 106° 31° 88° Has AC AQI 70 😷

✈️14h

$1,659 / mo

🌇 Also went here267 people

4,800 remote workers in Malaga now, of which 8+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.66/5 (Rank #114) 704 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍6 liked it 👎2 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	1% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🧐 Very expensive: $4,530 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 60 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 21°C69°F (feels 21°C70°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 70%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😥 Medium: 41%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 35 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 22 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Rich: $2,107 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Okay
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Great
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Spain
🗓️ Average trip length	7 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	60 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 21°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 21°C 70°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 35 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 22 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	Bailen-Miraflores
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Carretera de Cadiz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 112
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
🦷 Fluoride added	🚫 No fluoride added
🪨 Water hardness	Moderately hard · 104 mg/L
♻️ Return rate	👍11% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	1,300,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	24,914 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	520,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$25,281 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 46% 👱‍♀️ 54%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 53% 👱‍♀️ 47%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 80% 👱‍♀️ 20%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Vueling
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Etihad Airways

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$4,530 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$3,362 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$6,007 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,716 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,187 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$5,232 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,478 / month
🏠 Median home price	$415,658
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$102 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$172 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$176 / month
🍛 Dinner	$17
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$3
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$3
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
👩‍🏫 International school	$10,018 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$4 / trip
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000	$11,365
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000	$33,727
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000	$110,442

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