Liverpool vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Liverpool	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1774	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4525	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$954	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$1757	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2907	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	24
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	513K	592K

The cost of living in Liverpool is 24% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2461st and 3759th ($1774 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 31st in the United Kingdom and Spain, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Liverpool compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Liverpool ranked 23rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 132nd and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Liverpool vs Malaga

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	Liverpool	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.6	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$971	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1201	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.72%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.4	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.8	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1465	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15161	$9532

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686

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