Malaga vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	99
😀 Quality of life	78	99
🏙️ Population	586K	4.84M

The cost of living in Malaga is 46% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3616th and 312th ($1519 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and Australia, respectively. Check Spain vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 654th and 4th 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	$13.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754