Malaga vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$941
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$6770
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
81
😀 Quality of life
78
98
🏙️ Population
586K
447K

The cost of living in Malaga is 55% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3616th and 41st ($1519 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Spain and Switzerland, respectively. Check Spain vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 2 months in Zurich. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 654th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Zurich

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Malaga Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$9.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$20539

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843