Malaga vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	39
😀 Quality of life	79	76
🏙️ Population	599K	6.44K

The cost of living in Malaga is 5% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 3160th and 2829th ($1727 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd in Spain and Malta, respectively. Check Spain vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 802nd and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Valletta

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	Malaga	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$12962

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388