Malaga vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$851	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	24	98
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	592K	1.97M

The cost of living in Malaga is 22% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3759th and 2270th ($1430 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Spain and Austria, respectively. Check Spain vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 708th and 52nd 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	$12.5	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$18199

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987