Malaga vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$851	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	24	66
😀 Quality of life	78	53
🏙️ Population	592K	2.53M

The cost of living in Malaga is 58% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 3759th and 6005th ($1430 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 19th best city to live in Spain vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 708th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Medellin

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	Malaga	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$5682

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618