Alexandria vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$103	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$1786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	24
😀 Quality of life	56	79
🏙️ Population	5.36M	599K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 77% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8976th and 3160th ($400 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 20th in Egypt and Spain, respectively. Check Egypt vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1 months in Malaga. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 6248th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Malaga

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	Alexandria	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$10911

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$282
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$294
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$335
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$343
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$351
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$506
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$394
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$323
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$402
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$319
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$340
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$300
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$297
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$356
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$776
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2022
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1993
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2145
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1962
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1831
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$283
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2172
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1700
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2031
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2066
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2449
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451

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