Malaga vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$5119
🏠 One person rent
$839
$1352
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$2099
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$3624
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
79
96
🏙️ Population
579K
2.14M

The cost of living in Malaga is 37% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3666th and 1068th ($1435 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 6th in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 506th and 10th 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
$12.7
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$12548

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1601
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2052
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1612
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1761
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$502
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$546
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$361
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$870
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$873
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$556
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$427
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$383
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$403
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$469
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$439
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$454
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$505
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$506
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$440
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$427
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$459
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1693