Hamilton vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamilton	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2103	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2079	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2679	$1700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	24
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	569K	592K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 30% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1725th and 3451st ($2103 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 27th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 176th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Malaga

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	Hamilton	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1163	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12302	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19470	$10933

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659

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