Malaga vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$851	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	24	19
😀 Quality of life	78	75
🏙️ Population	592K	630K

The cost of living in Malaga is 26% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 3759th and 4672nd ($1430 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 122nd 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 1.3 months in Palermo. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 708th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Palermo

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	Malaga	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159