Malaga vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Malaga	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3325	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$839	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1990	$3743
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	99
😀 Quality of life	79	98
🏙️ Population	579K	4.84M

The cost of living in Malaga is 48% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3666th and 318th ($1435 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 506th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Sydney

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	Malaga	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.16	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.07	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$862	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$664	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1632	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3838	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2498	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.96	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.61	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.03	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.1	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11601	$17934

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1357
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1251
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1774
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1343
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$917
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1254
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1314
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1063
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1174
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1207
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$932
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1214
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1091
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1162
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$963
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1119
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1056
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1202
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1020
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1182
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$504
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1289
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$661
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1206
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1129
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1283
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1159
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$947
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1158
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$827
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$457

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816