Izmir vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$437	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	24
😀 Quality of life	68	78
🏙️ Population	2.95M	592K

The cost of living in Izmir is 36% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5990th and 3759th ($909 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 31st in Turkey and Spain, respectively. Check Turkey vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 3369th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Malaga

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	Izmir	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$9532

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449