Malaga vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Malaga	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3325	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$839	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1990	$3867
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	24	91
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	579K	1.49M

The cost of living in Malaga is 34% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 3666th and 1315th ($1435 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 506th and 48th 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	$12.7	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.16	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.07	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$862	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$664	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1632	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3838	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2498	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.96	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.61	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.03	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.1	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11601	$18334

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599