Malaga vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$3529
🏠 One person rent	$941	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$1437
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$2033
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	75
😀 Quality of life	78	83
🏙️ Population	586K	808K

The cost of living in Malaga is 4% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 3616th and 3323rd ($1519 vs $1581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 18th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Ranked 18th vs 5th best cities to live in Spain, and 654th vs 416th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Valencia, Spain

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	Malaga	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$3.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1013
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$745
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$1663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$1173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$3330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$2166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$7.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$9.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$9693

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1274
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1325
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1244
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1092
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1317
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1325
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1468
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1491
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1282
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1359
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1266
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1261
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1391
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1192
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1258
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1037
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1162
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2685
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1084
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1192
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1136
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1219
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1308
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1240
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1309
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1567
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511