Malaga vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	24	98
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	599K	2.03M

The cost of living in Malaga is 22% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3160th and 1464th ($1727 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Spain and Austria, respectively. Check Spain vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 802nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Vienna

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	Malaga	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989