Malaga vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$941	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$1616
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	27
😀 Quality of life	78	73
🏙️ Population	586K	683K

The cost of living in Malaga is 14% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 3616th and 4271st ($1519 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 67th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Ranked 18th vs 41st best cities to live in Spain, and 654th vs 1465th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Zaragoza

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	Malaga	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$7709

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471