Malaga vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$3902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	78	100
🏙️ Population	592K	5.03M

The cost of living in Malaga is 35% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3759th and 1365th ($1430 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 708th 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	$12.5	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$19705

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963