Glasgow vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	24
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	626K	599K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 23% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1712th and 3160th ($2121 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 20th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1 months in Malaga. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 42nd and 802nd 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	$23	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$10911

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538