Malaga vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1515
$2358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3532
$5570
🏠 One person rent
$937
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$2228
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.7
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1768
$4072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
78
97
🏙️ Population
586K
2.14M

The cost of living in Malaga is 36% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3632nd and 999th ($1515 vs $2358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 655th 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
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.9
$96.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.93
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$1475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$1075
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1995
$2561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1394
$1829
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.7
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6372
$5435
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2766
$3655
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.21
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$4.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
$29.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.9
$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$57.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.9
$81.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1939
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15011
$14615

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1431
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1413
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2173
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1422
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$996
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1384
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1432
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1290
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2074
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1215
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2427
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1291
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1098
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1279
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1213
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1232
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1017
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1258
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1170
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1286
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1031
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1258
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$534
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1364
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1338
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1314
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1443
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1460
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1443
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1113
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1191
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$854
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

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Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$2134
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2185
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1731
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2011
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1578
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1535
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2244
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1786
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1823
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1702
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$533
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$530
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$381
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$893
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1129
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1353
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$597
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1392
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1758
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1893
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$471
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$390
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1786
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1766
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1819
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1778
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$428
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$516
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$488
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$495
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2394
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$513
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1793
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$513
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$504
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$455
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$511
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1875