Lisbon vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	24
😀 Quality of life	82	78
🏙️ Population	546K	592K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 19% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2671st and 3759th ($1705 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Portugal and Spain, respectively. Check Portugal vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 475th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Malaga

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	Lisbon	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$9532

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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