Malaga vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$941	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	39
😀 Quality of life	78	86
🏙️ Population	586K	549K

The cost of living in Malaga is 15% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3616th and 2544th ($1519 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 95th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 654th and 316th 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	$13.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$6253

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751