Malaga vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	92
😀 Quality of life	80	81
🏙️ Population	599K	6.26M

The cost of living in Malaga is 44% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3191st and 4785th ($1705 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Spain and Chile, respectively. Check Spain vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 690th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Santiago

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	Malaga	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$12174

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895