Luxembourg City vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2926	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6423	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$1964	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$3248	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5332	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	24
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	138K	599K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 69% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 270th and 3160th ($2926 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Luxembourg and Spain, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1 months in Malaga. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 350th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Malaga

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	Luxembourg City	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.3	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.1	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.13	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3538	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2749	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13023	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8923	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.7	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.87	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.3	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18882	$10911

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2586
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2512
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2431
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1844
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1744
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1536
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1550
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1569
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1535
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1533
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1470
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1515
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1492
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1508
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1684
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1605
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1507
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1675
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1501
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1358
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1663
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1650
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1643
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1647
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1731
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1612
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1735
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1635
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1653
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1681
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1759
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1582
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1592
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1644
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1676

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538