Malaga vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$2923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	91
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	592K	548K

The cost of living in Malaga is 31% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3759th and 1662nd ($1430 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 46th in Spain and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Spain vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 708th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Manchester

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	Malaga	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$19551

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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

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681