Madrid vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1781
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
24
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
3.33M
586K

The cost of living in Madrid is 24% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2194th and 3616th ($1889 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Ranked 1st vs 18th best cities to live in Spain, and 149th vs 654th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Malaga

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Madrid Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$14939

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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