Leipzig vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Leipzig	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$688	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$1289	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2807	$1781
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	616K	586K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 5% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3925th and 3616th ($1449 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 27th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 80th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Malaga

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	Leipzig	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.2	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4637	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.45	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.4	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10026	$14939

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429