Malaga vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$839
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
24
90
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
579K
9.21M

The cost of living in Malaga is 11% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3666th and 4206th ($1435 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 8th in Spain and Mexico, respectively. Check Spain vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 506th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Mexico City

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Malaga Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$10204

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881