Malaga vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	79	100
🏙️ Population	599K	5.35M

The cost of living in Malaga is 31% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3160th and 893rd ($1727 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 802nd 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	$16.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$26129

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Cities near Malaga

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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172