Berlin vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$3325
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$839
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$1990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	3.68M	579K

The cost of living in Berlin is 40% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1759th and 3666th ($2013 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 19th and 506th 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	$12.4	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$11601

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

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