Malaga vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$929
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$1300
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
22
😀 Quality of life
80
70
🏙️ Population
592K
1.41M

The cost of living in Malaga is 37% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3451st and 4743rd ($1617 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 736th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$5508

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987