Glasgow vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$1700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	24
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	626K	592K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 27% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1833rd and 3451st ($2058 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 27th in the United Kingdom and Spain, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 52nd and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Malaga

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	Glasgow	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$10933

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536