Calgary vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$3968
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1002
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1960
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	24
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.31M	599K

The cost of living in Calgary is 23% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1759th and 3191st ($2095 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 19th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 187th and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Malaga

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	Calgary	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$10558

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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