Malaga vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$851	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	92
😀 Quality of life	78	86
🏙️ Population	592K	2.75M

The cost of living in Malaga is 17% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3759th and 2624th ($1430 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 19th best city to live in Spain vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 708th and 337th 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	$12.5	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201