Edmonton vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$955	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$1781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	24
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	1.01M	586K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 17% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2563rd and 3616th ($1785 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 27th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 172nd and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Malaga

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	Edmonton	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$14939

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

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