Berlin vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$1781
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	3.76M	586K

The cost of living in Berlin is 39% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1583rd and 3616th ($2104 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 23rd and 654th 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	$14.5	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$14939

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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