Johannesburg vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$441	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	57	78
🏙️ Population	4.43M	592K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 31% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5539th and 3759th ($993 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st in South Africa and Spain, respectively. Check South Africa vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 5667th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Malaga

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	Johannesburg	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$9532

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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