Malaga vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$4060
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	80	100
🏙️ Population	592K	5.35M

The cost of living in Malaga is 30% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3451st and 1249th ($1617 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 736th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Melbourne

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	Malaga	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988