Malaga vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	24	90
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	592K	1.51M

The cost of living in Malaga is 35% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 3759th and 1352nd ($1430 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 708th and 54th 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	$12.5	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$14702

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560