Malaga vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Malaga Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$3989
🏠 One person rent
$941
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$1329
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$2387
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
24
43
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
586K
873K

The cost of living in Malaga is 5% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 3616th and 3227th ($1519 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 41st in Spain and France, respectively. Check Spain vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 654th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Malaga vs Marseille infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Malaga vs Marseille

Prices for goods and services in Malaga and Marseille are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Malaga Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$7.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$9905

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498