Malaga vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	82
😀 Quality of life	80	97
🏙️ Population	599K	452K

The cost of living in Malaga is 56% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3191st and 11th ($1705 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Spain and Switzerland, respectively. Check Spain vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 690th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Malaga	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$26431

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117