Malaga vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	24	12
😀 Quality of life	80	50
🏙️ Population	599K	16.6K

The cost of living in Malaga is 69% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 3191st and 5502nd ($1705 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Spain and Dominica, respectively. Check Spain vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 690th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Malaga	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$4468

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1718
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1178
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1143
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1114
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1005
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1327
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1453
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1083
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1083
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1138
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2305
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1223
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$645
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$613
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$707
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1039
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1588
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1700
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1297
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1673
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1275