Berlin vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$1700
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	3.78M	592K

The cost of living in Berlin is 37% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1418th and 3451st ($2222 vs $1617) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 35th and 736th 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	$16.6	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$10933

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536