Malaga vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$1703
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$3895
🏠 One person rent	$929	$962
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$1528
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$2415
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	75
😀 Quality of life	80	89
🏙️ Population	592K	826K

The cost of living in Malaga is 5% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 3451st and 3105th ($1617 vs $1703) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 12th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.4 months in Valencia, Spain. Ranked 21st vs 3rd best cities to live in Spain, and 736th vs 262nd 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	$16.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$1236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$2953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$18.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$12255

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1363
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1342
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1239
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1212
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1148
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1407
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1356
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1635
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1558
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1354
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1446
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1320
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1341
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1341
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1461
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1468
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1277
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1345
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1464
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1217
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2804
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1188
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1305
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1206
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1166
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1306
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1445
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1229
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1674
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603