Malaga vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	38
😀 Quality of life	80	87
🏙️ Population	599K	574K

The cost of living in Malaga is 3% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3191st and 3402nd ($1705 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 116th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 690th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Quebec City

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	Malaga	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913