Frankfurt vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$3968
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1002
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$1960
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
24
😀 Quality of life
93
80
🏙️ Population
776K
599K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 32% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1384th and 3191st ($2251 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 48th and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Malaga

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Frankfurt Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$10558

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499