Barcelona vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
24
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
1.64M
579K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 24% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2423rd and 3666th ($1773 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 25th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Ranked 2nd vs 13th best cities to live in Spain, and 193rd vs 506th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Malaga

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Barcelona Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$3.74
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$11601

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457