Malaga vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$3414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	99
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	586K	2.15M

The cost of living in Malaga is 36% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3616th and 998th ($1519 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and France, respectively. Check Spain vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 654th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Paris

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	Malaga	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395