Malaga vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$941
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
24
67
😀 Quality of life
78
53
🏙️ Population
586K
2.53M

The cost of living in Malaga is 74% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 3616th and 6207th ($1519 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Spain and Colombia, respectively. Check Spain vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 654th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$6129

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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 Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617