Malaga vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	24	57
😀 Quality of life	80	28
🏙️ Population	599K	43.9K

The cost of living in Malaga is 41% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 3191st and 4742nd ($1705 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Spain and Palestine, respectively. Check Spain vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 690th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Ramallah

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	Malaga	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$4139

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1994
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2465
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2466
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$1070
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2201
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$977
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2541
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2283
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2379
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2354
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2873
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2347
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1149
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$538
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2175
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1845