Brussels vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$1700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	24
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	196K	592K

The cost of living in Brussels is 25% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1913th and 3451st ($2028 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Belgium and Spain, respectively. Check Belgium vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 165th and 736th 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	$25.6	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$10933

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

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