Malaga vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$5875
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2674
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$827
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$3761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	24	53
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	592K	140K

The cost of living in Malaga is 51% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 3759th and 200th ($1430 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Spain and Iceland, respectively. Check Spain vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 708th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Reykjavik

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	Malaga	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$10.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$128
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$2532

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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 Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006