Malaga vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$3835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	94
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	586K	664K

The cost of living in Malaga is 32% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3616th and 1336th ($1519 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th in Spain and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Spain vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 654th and 51st 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	$13.2	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$10888

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Cities near Malaga

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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592