Malaga vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	94
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	592K	664K

The cost of living in Malaga is 39% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3759th and 1038th ($1430 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 708th and 68th 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	$12.5	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514