Malaga vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$3664
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$798
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$1342
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$501
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$1889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	76
😀 Quality of life	80	85
🏙️ Population	599K	913K

The cost of living in Malaga is 9% more expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 3191st and 3728th ($1705 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 44th in Spain and Italy, respectively. Check Spain vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Naples. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Naples ranked 5th in Italy, while ranked 690th and 421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Naples

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	Malaga	Naples
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$1018
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$4723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$6.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$81.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$91.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$8055

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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 Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1346
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1217
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1505
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1201
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1305
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$1048
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1474
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1166
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1355
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1327
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1400
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1425
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1173
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1417
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1309
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1473
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1779
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1432
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1211
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1296
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1400
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1972
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$1179
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1280
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1440
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1316
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1436
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1617
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1128
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1230
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683