Malaga vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$929
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
24
50
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
592K
1.02M

The cost of living in Malaga is 23% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3451st and 1744th ($1617 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 24th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 736th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Ottawa

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Malaga Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$15527

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822