Malaga vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$851	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$1906
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	94
😀 Quality of life	78	83
🏙️ Population	592K	1.86M

The cost of living in Malaga is 11% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3759th and 3022nd ($1430 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Spain and Poland, respectively. Check Spain vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 708th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Warsaw

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	Malaga	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385