Malaga vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$941
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$1885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
24
92
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
586K
2.75M

The cost of living in Malaga is 13% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3616th and 2722nd ($1519 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Spain and Italy, respectively. Check Spain vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 654th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Rome

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Malaga Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$5.57
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$16.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$10781

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262