Malaga vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$851	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	20
😀 Quality of life	78	66
🏙️ Population	592K	1.41M

The cost of living in Malaga is 18% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3759th and 4439th ($1430 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 708th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Medina

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	Malaga	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905