Malaga vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	38
😀 Quality of life	80	77
🏙️ Population	592K	6.44K

The cost of living in Malaga is 9% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 3451st and 2847th ($1617 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Spain and Malta, respectively. Check Spain vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 736th and 1422nd 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	$16.5	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$12705

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375