Malaga vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$1337
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
23
😀 Quality of life
80
69
🏙️ Population
599K
1.41M

The cost of living in Malaga is 46% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3191st and 4843rd ($1705 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 690th and 4103rd 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
$16.8
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$5520

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077