Malaga vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	24	94
😀 Quality of life	80	96
🏙️ Population	599K	2.14M

The cost of living in Malaga is 33% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3191st and 791st ($1705 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 690th and 11th 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	$16.8	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$17749

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913