Malaga vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	24	30
😀 Quality of life	79	55
🏙️ Population	599K	431K

The cost of living in Malaga is 69% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 3160th and 5494th ($1727 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Spain and Namibia, respectively. Check Spain vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Malaga compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 802nd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Windhoek

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	Malaga	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$5907

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892