Malaga vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$5568
🏠 One person rent
$941
$1324
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$2222
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$4072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
78
98
🏙️ Population
586K
2.14M

The cost of living in Malaga is 35% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3616th and 1024th ($1519 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 654th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Perth

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Malaga Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$14689

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$2136
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2185
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1725
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2000
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$533
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$530
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$380
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$892
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$601
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$470
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$388
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$427
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$518
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$487
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$495
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$511
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$512
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$507
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$453
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$512
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1876