Malaga vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	50
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	586K	1.02M

The cost of living in Malaga is 32% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3616th and 1290th ($1519 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 23rd in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 654th and 167th 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	$13.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$20100

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884