Barcelona vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$1781
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	24
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	1.66M	586K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 24% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2198th and 3616th ($1887 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 27th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Ranked 2nd vs 18th best cities to live in Spain, and 238th vs 654th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Malaga

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	Barcelona	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$14939

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

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