Berlin vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$3968
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1002
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$1960
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	3.78M	599K

The cost of living in Berlin is 39% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1150th and 3191st ($2371 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 45th and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Malaga

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	Berlin	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$10558

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499