Berlin vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1651
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	3.78M	592K

The cost of living in Berlin is 42% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1762nd and 3759th ($2027 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 19th in Spain, while ranked 21st and 708th 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	$14.6	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$9532

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449