Malaga vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$851	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$919
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	18
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	592K	151K

The cost of living in Malaga is 47% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 3759th and 5660th ($1430 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in Spain and Montenegro, respectively. Check Spain vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 708th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Podgorica

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	Malaga	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$6771

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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 Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1117
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$972
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1150
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$679
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$965
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1030
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1070
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1187
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$935
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$772
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1015
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$463
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$682
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$693
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$595
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$796
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$759
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$772
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$614
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$636
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$749
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$588
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$776
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$807
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$746
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$545
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$559
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1164
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$635
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$711
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1199
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$636
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1274