Antwerp vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$893	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$1781
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	24
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	529K	586K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 16% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2671st and 3616th ($1762 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 27th in Belgium and Spain, respectively. Check Belgium vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 176th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Malaga

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	Antwerp	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$14939

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1616
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1619
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1442
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1545
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1693
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1514
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1779
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1958
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1602
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1761
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1712
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1799
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1587
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2046
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1750
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1723
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1645
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1611
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1701
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1911

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