Frankfurt vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$1781
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
24
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
773K
586K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 38% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1589th and 3616th ($2102 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 36th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$14939

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

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