Malaga vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	40
😀 Quality of life	79	62
🏙️ Population	599K	573K

The cost of living in Malaga is 124% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 3160th and 6865th ($1727 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 802nd and 5750th 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	$16.6	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$7353

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727