Malaga vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	78
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	592K	662K

The cost of living in Malaga is 43% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3759th and 819th ($1430 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 708th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Vancouver

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	Malaga	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$17240

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759