Malaga vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$1396
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$3278
🏠 One person rent	$851	$694
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$1270
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	77
😀 Quality of life	78	82
🏙️ Population	592K	913K

The cost of living in Malaga is 2% more expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 3759th and 3883rd ($1430 vs $1396) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 43rd in Spain and Italy, respectively. Check Spain vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.9 months in Naples. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Naples ranked 8th in Italy, while ranked 708th and 465th 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	$12.5	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$56.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$721
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$870
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$5006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$6.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$9.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$5500

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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 Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1181
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1521
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1380
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1061
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1165
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$955
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1340
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1046
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1161
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1229
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1250
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1270
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1058
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1289
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1221
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1294
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1562
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1228
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1070
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1312
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1301
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1718
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$964
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1134
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1264
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1171
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1224
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1337
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1004
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1072
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543