Brussels vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$3968
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1002
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1960
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	24
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	196K	599K

The cost of living in Brussels is 19% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1939th and 3191st ($2030 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Belgium and Spain, respectively. Check Belgium vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 121st and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Malaga

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	Brussels	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$10558

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

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