Malaga vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$929	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	26
😀 Quality of life	80	77
🏙️ Population	592K	687K

The cost of living in Malaga is 11% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 3451st and 4103rd ($1617 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 61st in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Ranked 21st vs 39th best cities to live in Spain, and 736th vs 1210th 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	$16.5	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$8269

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581