London vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$3968
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$1002
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$1960
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	97	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	599K

The cost of living in London is 115% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 28th and 3191st ($3662 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 4th and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Malaga

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	London	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$10558

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499