Brussels vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	24
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	196K	599K

The cost of living in Brussels is 20% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1872nd and 3160th ($2065 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Belgium and Spain, respectively. Check Belgium vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1 months in Malaga. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 99th and 802nd 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	$24.7	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$10911

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538