Malaga vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	24	90
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	599K	1.51M

The cost of living in Malaga is 31% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 3160th and 889th ($1727 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 802nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Munich

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	Malaga	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748