Malaga vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$839
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$3016
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
78
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
579K
662K

The cost of living in Malaga is 44% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3666th and 587th ($1435 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 7th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 506th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$14942

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758