Malaga vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
24
65
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
599K
2.53M

The cost of living in Malaga is 61% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 3160th and 5161st ($1727 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 802nd and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$7264

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685