Malaga vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$941
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
20
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
586K
1.41M

The cost of living in Malaga is 78% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3616th and 6257th ($1519 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 654th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934