Malaga vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$851	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	40
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	592K	573K

The cost of living in Malaga is 103% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 3759th and 6866th ($1430 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Spain and Morocco, respectively. Check Spain vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 708th and 4758th 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	$12.5	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$5394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430