Malaga vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$929
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
24
66
😀 Quality of life
80
60
🏙️ Population
592K
2.53M

The cost of living in Malaga is 57% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 3451st and 5342nd ($1617 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Spain and Colombia, respectively. Check Spain vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 736th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$6383

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677