Copenhagen vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$1990
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
24
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
644K
579K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 66% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 872nd and 3666th ($2387 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Denmark and Spain, respectively. Check Denmark vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 9th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Malaga

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Copenhagen Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$6.2
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$11601

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457