Malaga vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	94
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	592K	664K

The cost of living in Malaga is 38% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3451st and 689th ($1617 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Spain and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Spain vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 736th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Rotterdam

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	Malaga	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$13809

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671