Frankfurt vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1990
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
24
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
759K
579K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 33% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2040th and 3666th ($1902 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 25th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 38th and 506th 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
$14.2
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$3.74
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$11601

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

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