Malaga vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	80	100
🏙️ Population	599K	5.35M

The cost of living in Malaga is 33% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3191st and 829th ($1705 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 25th best city to live in Spain vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 690th 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	$16.8	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$22313

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132