Malaga vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	24	93
😀 Quality of life	78	98
🏙️ Population	592K	2.14M

The cost of living in Malaga is 31% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3759th and 1654th ($1430 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 7th 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 1.8 months in Perth. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 708th and 6th 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	$12.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645