Malaga vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1727
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3948
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
99
😀 Quality of life
79
96
🏙️ Population
599K
2.11M

The cost of living in Malaga is 30% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3160th and 916th ($1727 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 802nd and 14th 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
$16.6
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.07
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1174
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5265
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.67
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.9
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10911
$17184

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544