Malaga vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	95
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	592K	985K

The cost of living in Malaga is 30% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3759th and 1732nd ($1430 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Spain and Sweden, respectively. Check Spain vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 708th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Stockholm

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	Malaga	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$5804

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331