Malaga vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$1243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
24
23
😀 Quality of life
79
69
🏙️ Population
599K
1.41M

The cost of living in Malaga is 48% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3160th and 4849th ($1727 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 802nd and 4347th 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
$16.6
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010