Casablanca vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Casablanca	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$953	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$442	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	24
😀 Quality of life	64	79
🏙️ Population	3.22M	599K

The cost of living in Casablanca is 45% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6009th and 3160th ($953 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Morocco and Spain, respectively. Check Morocco vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Casablanca compared to 1 months in Malaga. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 5351st and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs Malaga

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	Casablanca	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.2	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.24	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$551	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.4	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2248	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1207	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.49	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.69	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5899	$10911

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$732
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$671
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$773
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$598
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$558
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$513
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$589
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$539
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$769
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$610
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$881
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$577
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$692
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1394
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1340
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$1041
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1560
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1497
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1471
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1490
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1625
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1979
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1563
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$617
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1581
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$647
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1510
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1772
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1432
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1545
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$1935

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