Malaga vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	50
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	592K	1.02M

The cost of living in Malaga is 30% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3759th and 1701st ($1430 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 25th 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 1.5 months in Ottawa. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 708th and 162nd 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	$12.5	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800