Malaga vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$2810
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$579
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$535
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
24
65
😀 Quality of life
80
64
🏙️ Population
599K
2.53M

The cost of living in Malaga is 47% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 3191st and 4852nd ($1705 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Spain and Colombia, respectively. Check Spain vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 690th and 5346th 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
$16.8
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$8196

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687