Malaga vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	24	19
😀 Quality of life	79	67
🏙️ Population	599K	955K

The cost of living in Malaga is 3% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 3160th and 2952nd ($1727 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 12th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Ranked 28th vs 79th best cities to live in Spain, and 802nd vs 4756th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Tenerife

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	Malaga	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$6610

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490