Malaga vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Malaga	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3325	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$839	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1990	$3734
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	24	93
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	579K	548K

The cost of living in Malaga is 24% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 3666th and 2098th ($1435 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 23rd in Spain and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Spain vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 2 months in The Hague. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 506th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs The Hague

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	Malaga	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.16	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.07	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$862	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$664	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1632	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3838	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2498	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.96	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.61	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.03	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.1	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11601	$8049

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539