Malaga vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$941	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$593
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	40
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	586K	573K

The cost of living in Malaga is 103% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 3616th and 6678th ($1519 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Spain and Morocco, respectively. Check Spain vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.8 months in Rabat. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 654th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Rabat

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	Malaga	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$5427

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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

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519