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Mediterranean · Málaga

Costa del Sol

Two different coasts under one name. The west (Marbella, Estepona) is the priciest south of Spain; the east, the Axarquía (Torre del Mar, Torrox), undercuts the Costa Blanca off the same airport.

14towns in the base
3 281median €/m²
14alive in winter
4months above 20 °C
10prices from the official bulletin
What it costs

22nd cheapest coast of 26

Where it is

Towns, cheapest first

sourced price for 10 of 14
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200 m to sea1 sch.
Axarquía, Málaga
Torre del Mar
1 581€/m²asking
Winter4/5
Sea5 mo
Car-free4/5
No nómina3/5
Internet330
Nomad month1 210
Peaceful Torrox Costa beach scene with chairs, umbrellas, and pastel sky.
300 m to sea
Axarquía, Málaga
Torrox
2 000€/m²asking
Winter4/5
Sea5 mo
Car-free3/5
No nómina5/5
Internet310
Nomad month1 268
Coastal town of Nerja with mountains and clear blue sea.
200 m to sea1 sch.
Axarquía, Málaga
Nerja
2 450€/m²asking
Winter4/5
Sea5 mo
Car-free4/5
No nómina5/5
Internet300
Nomad month1 434
Small house amid tall buildings in Velez-Malaga,
4.3 km to sea
Axarquía, Málaga
Vélez-Málaga
2 529€/m²appraised
Winter5/5
Sea5 mo
Car-free3/5
No nómina4/5
Internet400
Nomad month1 229
Roundabout with a modern sculpture on Avenida de la Democracia, Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga, Spain
7.8 km to sea
Valle del Guadalhorce, Málaga
Alhaurín de la Torre
2 708€/m²appraised
Winter5/5
Sea4 mo
Car-free2/5
No nómina2/5
Internet480
Nomad month1 344
Aerial view of Málaga's cityscape with mountains in the background during sunset.
500 m to sea6 sch.
Málaga
Málaga
3 206€/m²appraised
Winter5/5
Sea4 mo
Car-free5/5
No nómina2/5
Internet600
Nomad month1 706
Panorama of white village of Mijas. Costa del Sol, Andalusia. Spain
6.3 km to sea1 sch.
Costa del Sol Occidental, Málaga
Mijas
3 231€/m²appraised
Winter4/5
Sea4 mo
Car-free2/5
No nómina5/5
Internet450
Nomad month1 577
View of the city and the sea. Spain Rincon de la Victoria
200 m to sea1 sch.
Málaga
Rincón de la Victoria
3 331€/m²appraised
Winter5/5
Sea4 mo
Car-free4/5
No nómina2/5
Internet400
Nomad month1 464
Duquesa or castle beach on the coast of Manilva, Andalusia
2.7 km to sea
Costa del Sol Occidental, Málaga
Manilva
3 450€/m²asking
Winter4/5
Sea3 mo
Car-free2/5
No nómina4/5
Internet350
Nomad month1 445
Outdoor wall art depicting a Spanish café surrounded by greenery in Estepona.
300 m to sea3 sch.
Costa del Sol
Estepona
3 471€/m²appraised
Winter5/5
Sea3 mo
Car-free3/5
No nómina4/5
Internet500
Nomad month1 978
A aerial view of a breakwater in Fuengirola, Spain, surrounded by clear blue waters.
200 m to sea4 sch.
Costa del Sol
Fuengirola
3 614€/m²appraised
Winter4/5
Sea4 mo
Car-free5/5
No nómina4/5
Internet520
Nomad month1 774
Seacoast in Benalmádena with a distinctive maritime bollard.
300 m to sea3 sch.
Costa del Sol
Benalmádena
3 758€/m²appraised
Winter4/5
Sea4 mo
Car-free4/5
No nómina4/5
Internet500
Nomad month1 765
Battery Park (Parque La Bateria), Torremolinos. Spain
100 m to sea2 sch.
Costa del Sol, Málaga
Torremolinos
3 875€/m²appraised
Winter4/5
Sea4 mo
Car-free5/5
No nómina3/5
Internet550
Nomad month1 928
A aerial view of Marbella's coastline, greenery, and mountains.
400 m to sea9 sch.
Costa del Sol
Marbella
4 292€/m²appraised
Winter5/5
Sea3 mo
Car-free3/5
No nómina4/5
Internet550
Nomad month2 445

Month by month

Air, sea, how busy it gets and what stays open — for each month on its own.

Median rather than mean: a single expensive spot skews the average for the whole coast. Airports: AGP.