Malaga vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$929
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$589
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
39
😀 Quality of life
80
63
🏙️ Population
592K
573K

The cost of living in Malaga is 105% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 3451st and 6705th ($1617 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Spain and Morocco, respectively. Check Spain vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 736th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Rabat

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Malaga Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$5.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$7282

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536

Cities near Rabat

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$619
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$680
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$604
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$721
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$936
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$578
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$501
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$610
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$557
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$477
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$863
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$565
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1287
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1312
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$987
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1157
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1501
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$765
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1500
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$548
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1666
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1924
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$980
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1489
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1401
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1380
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1511
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1584
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1504
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1265
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1316
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1298
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1512
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1910
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1617