Malaga vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	81
😀 Quality of life	78	98
🏙️ Population	592K	449K

The cost of living in Malaga is 57% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3759th and 59th ($1430 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Spain and Switzerland, respectively. Check Spain vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 708th and 5th 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	$12.5	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$29610

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717