Malaga vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Malaga Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$941
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$1966
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
24
93
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
586K
1.86M

The cost of living in Malaga is 15% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3616th and 2592nd ($1519 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st 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 1.1 months in Warsaw. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 654th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Malaga vs Warsaw infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Malaga vs Warsaw

Prices for goods and services in Malaga and Warsaw are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Malaga Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$4.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$13474

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390