Malaga vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$839
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$1519
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
20
😀 Quality of life
79
52
🏙️ Population
579K
1.18M

The cost of living in Malaga is 61% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3666th and 6017th ($1435 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 15th in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 506th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964