Malaga vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$941	$752
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$1131
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$2047
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	58
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	586K	684K

The cost of living in Malaga is 12% more expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 3616th and 4206th ($1519 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 61st in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.5 months in Seville. Ranked 18th vs 8th best cities to live in Spain, and 654th vs 458th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Seville

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	Malaga	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$1326
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$3835
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$2155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$7.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$75.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$4499

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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 Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1290
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1196
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1016
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1297
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$908
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1446
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1454
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$1388
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1165
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1430
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1272
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2180
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$938
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1432
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1455
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1256
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1519
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1415
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1252
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1186
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1221
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1163
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$710
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1284
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$1001
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1436
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1067
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$1013
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$2047