Malaga vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	24	18
😀 Quality of life	80	66
🏙️ Population	592K	955K

The cost of living in Malaga is 5% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 3451st and 3094th ($1617 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 10th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Ranked 21st vs 84th best cities to live in Spain, and 736th vs 5034th 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	$16.5	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$6640

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401