Calgary vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	24
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	1.31M	599K

The cost of living in Calgary is 23% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1716th and 3160th ($2118 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 20th 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 months in Malaga. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 209th and 802nd 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	$17	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$10911

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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