Malaga vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	86
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	592K	2.79M

The cost of living in Malaga is 42% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3759th and 861st ($1430 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 708th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Toronto

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	Malaga	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$17118

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095