Cologne vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1781
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
24
😀 Quality of life
97
78
🏙️ Population
1.08M
586K

The cost of living in Cologne is 22% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2308th and 3616th ($1851 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 27th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 16th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$14939

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429