Malaga vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$929	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	29
😀 Quality of life	80	57
🏙️ Population	592K	431K

The cost of living in Malaga is 64% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 3451st and 5698th ($1617 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and Namibia, respectively. Check Spain vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 736th and 6153rd 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	$16.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$5380

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826