Malaga vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$478
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	24	12
😀 Quality of life	79	49
🏙️ Population	599K	16.6K

The cost of living in Malaga is 71% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 3160th and 5567th ($1727 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in Spain and Dominica, respectively. Check Spain vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 802nd and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Roseau

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	Malaga	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$4478

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189