Malaga vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$839
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$412
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
24
67
😀 Quality of life
79
54
🏙️ Population
579K
2.53M

The cost of living in Malaga is 66% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 3666th and 6140th ($1435 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 3rd in Spain and Colombia, respectively. Check Spain vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 506th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617