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Marbella

Retiring to Marbella, in Andalucía, Spain, from the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. Average temperatures run 12.7°C in the coolest quarter and 23°C in the warmest. Rent, electricity and groceries for a couple come to USD $787–$1,214 a month, from official sources.

Sources: CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al., 2010 · Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, 2026-09-29

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Rent, power & groceries USD $787–$1,214 Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · monthly, for a couple · as of 2026-09-29 · utilities, transport and everyday spending are not included. The breakdown is below.
Climate 73° / 55°F Warmest- and coldest-quarter means · 23° / 13°C · CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.

Marbella in pictures

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Local data

Official, dated figures — sources shown. Not forecasts.

Cost of living

What official sources price for this town · monthly, for a couple · in US dollars at the stored exchange rate · as of 2026-09-29

USD $787–$1,214 / month

Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, as of 2026-09-29 — not the whole cost of living.

Rent
USD $628–$1,054

EUR €562–€944 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Rent, Rent paid (official) · median, middle half 25th–75th percentile · SERPAVI 2024, Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, from AEAT tax declarations · 2026-09-29

Electricity
USD $70

EUR €63 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Electricity (250 kWh/month, country figure) · Eurostat, electricity prices for household consumers (nrg_pc_204), band DC (2,500–4,999 kWh/yr), all taxes · 2026-10-07

Groceries
USD $89

EUR €80 · converted at the rate of 2026-10-30 (European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates)

Groceries (9-item basket, monthly, couple) · MAPA — Panel de precios de alimentación (Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación) · 2026-10-06

Public healthcare cost: shown under Residency and healthcare on the Spain page, with its age bands — beside the total, not in it, because only some countries publish a public-healthcare fee.

Rent — which figure, how it is measured, and the others we hold

Rent

Rent paid · all leases USD $803 ($628–$1,054) per month · 80 m² home
EUR €719 (€562–€944) per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Restated for an 80 m² home. From the source figure: EUR €800 (€625–€1,050) per month — the source's median home is 89 m², so its rent per m² × 80 2024 · 6,374 declared leases of flats · median dwelling 89 m² · whole municipality SERPAVI 2024, Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, from AEAT tax declarations · figure for 2024
Which figure, and the others we hold Rent paid · all leases — what tenants pay, including leases signed years ago Flats Rent paid (official) · median, middle half 25th–75th percentile
Rent paid · all leases — what tenants pay, including leases signed years ago Houses USD $1,173 ($782–$1,961) per month · Houses EUR €1,050 (€700–€1,755) per month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30 Rent paid (official) · median, middle half 25th–75th percentile 2024 · 857 declared leases of houses · median dwelling 146 m² · whole municipality SERPAVI 2024, Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, from AEAT tax declarations · figure for 2024
Asking rent Not yet measured by the current method. Rent is measured one way in every country: 2-bedroom, unfurnished, 12-month-or-longer leases, asking rent net of utilities, from listings inside the town's own footprint, published as the 10th–75th percentile band with its median from at least 30 listings (10 to 29 widen the band; below 10, no figure). No figure has been harvested for this town yet.
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Marbella — rent", https://expatalmanac.com/spain/andalucia/marbella, figures as of 2024; original data: SERPAVI 2024, Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, from AEAT tax declarations.

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Median monthly rent actually paid for flats across the municipality, from leases declared to Spain's tax agency.

How rent is measured

Median monthly rent actually paid for flats across the municipality, from leases declared to Spain's tax agency. Rent PAID, not asked: the whole monthly rent of FLATS (vivienda colectiva) under habitual-residence leases declared to the Spanish tax agency (AEAT), published by the Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana as SERPAVI. The figure is the median with the 25th–75th percentile band, over the whole municipality. It counts EVERY declared lease, old ones included, so it runs below what a newcomer is asked today; it has no bedroom or furnishing split. Compares within Spain only.

Median monthly rent actually paid for houses across the municipality, from leases declared to Spain's tax agency. Rent PAID, not asked: the whole monthly rent of HOUSES (vivienda unifamiliar) under habitual-residence leases declared to the Spanish tax agency (AEAT), published by the Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana as SERPAVI. The figure is the median with the 25th–75th percentile band, over the whole municipality. It counts EVERY declared lease, old ones included, so it runs below what a newcomer is asked today; it has no bedroom or furnishing split. Compares within Spain only.

Utilities other than electricity, transport, everyday spending and eating out are not included: no official source prices them for each town.

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Figures for two adults; verify current prices locally. Not a forecast.

Homicide

Deaths by assault, from death certificates · the same definition in every country

0.8 per 100,000 a year Málaga province figure
How we know this 95% interval 0.6–1.0 · 2020–2024. Measured for the whole Málaga province, not Marbella alone. Higher than 80% of the 35 Spanish provinces with 10 or more in 2020–2024. Registered deaths of residents whose underlying cause is assault (ICD-10 X85–Y09), pooled 2020–2024 · INE, Estadística de defunciones según la causa de muerte, 099 Agresiones (homicidio), by province of residence · population: INE, Estadística Continua de Población (table 56945), mean of 1 January stocks, 2020–2024 · read 2026-09-24
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Marbella — homicide", https://expatalmanac.com/spain/andalucia/marbella, figures as of 2026; original data: INE, Estadística de defunciones según la causa de muerte, 099 Agresiones (homicidio), by province of residence; INE, Estadística Continua de Población (table 56945), mean of 1 January stocks, 2020–2024.

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Getting to care

Road minutes from the town — pharmacies measured the same way in every country, hospitals against each country's own register

Nearest pharmacy
2.1 min by road

Nearest: Farmacia El Rosario (OpenStreetMap node/10720915007), 0.78 km by road.

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM · measured Sep 23, 2026

Nearest hospital
5.4 min by road

Nearest: Hospital Costa del Sol (CNH:290287), 2.63 km by road. Located as OpenStreetMap node/4884077374 ('Urgencias Hospital Costa del Sol').

Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 2025, Ministerio de Sanidad; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM · measured Sep 25, 2026 · as listed in this country's national register, so not compared across borders

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Getting to care", https://expatalmanac.com/spain/andalucia/marbella, figures as of 2026; original data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM; Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 2025, Ministerio de Sanidad; routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM.

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Measured over the whole municipality

The figures in this card are computed over the whole municipality, about 117 km², not at a single point in the center.

Elevation
0–1,189 m
Kind of place
City
People in this area (modeled)
177,392
Distance to the sea
reaches the coast
Air quality, typical (PM2.5)
11.4 µg/m³ WHO guideline 5
Slope, typical range
1.9–19.5°
Coldest quarter, average
12.7°C (55°F)
Warmest quarter, average
23°C (73°F)
Driest quarter, rainfall
16 mm
Wettest quarter, rainfall
364 mm
Least humid month
54%
Most humid month
61%
Sources (9)
GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint 2020 GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint 2020 OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint 2026 SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted 2024 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus 2021 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline 2021 CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Measured over the town", https://expatalmanac.com/spain/andalucia/marbella, figures as of 2010; original data: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus; Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline; GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint; GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint; OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint; SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted; CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al.

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Spain — residency and healthcare at a glance

  • Retirement residence route: Visado de residencia no lucrativa (non-lucrative residence visa) Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (Spain), consular services in the United States: visado de residencia no lucrativa · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Public healthcare: USD $175 / month · age 65+ EUR €157 / month · European Central Bank, euro foreign exchange reference rates, 2026-10-30Monthly fee to join Spain's public health system through the convenio especial at 65 or over, after a year of residence.
    How this is measured

    Spain's convenio especial (RD 576/2013 art. 6.1), monthly fee at age 65 or over; available after one year of continuous effective residence (art. 3.a). Autonomous communities may add services and raise the fee for them.

    Real Decreto 576/2013, convenio especial de prestación de asistencia sanitaria (BOE-A-2013-8190), art. 6.1 · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Prices against the world average (World = 100): Food 115.5 · overall average 117.3 national, at 2021 prices · World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Residency and healthcare in Spain", https://expatalmanac.com/spain/andalucia/marbella, figures as of 2021; original data: Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores (Spain), consular services in the United States: visado de residencia no lucrativa; Real Decreto 576/2013, convenio especial de prestación de asistencia sanitaria (BOE-A-2013-8190), art. 6.1; World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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How far is Marbella from home?

Nearest airportthe one that serves Marbella

Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP), at Málaga. Chosen as the quickest drive of the 11 airports within 250 km that have scheduled flights and a runway of at least 1,800 m (computed 2026-09-21).

Getting to AGP: about 52 min by road, 50.5 km — a real road route, not a straight line. OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM, 2026

Depends on where you fly fromdrive + estimated flight · each country's capital and largest cities
From Australia · from ~20h 22m
  • Perth PER ~20h 22m est. flight ~19h 30m est. · 14,609 km / 9,078 mi straight line
  • Adelaide ADL ~23h 07m est. flight ~22h 15m est. · 16,697 km / 10,375 mi straight line
  • Melbourne MEL ~23h 52m est. flight ~23h est. · 17,308 km / 10,755 mi straight line
  • Brisbane BNE ~24h 22m est. flight ~23h 30m est. · 17,674 km / 10,982 mi straight line
  • Sydney SYD ~24h 22m est. flight ~23h 30m est. · 17,793 km / 11,056 mi straight line
From Austria · from ~4h 07m
  • Linz LNZ ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,991 km / 1,237 mi straight line
  • Graz GRZ ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 2,002 km / 1,244 mi straight line
  • Vienna VIE ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,135 km / 1,327 mi straight line
From Belgium · from ~3h 52m
  • Charleroi CRL ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,692 km / 1,051 mi straight line
  • Brussels BRU ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,735 km / 1,078 mi straight line
  • Liège LGG ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,743 km / 1,083 mi straight line
From Bulgaria · from ~4h 52m
  • Sofia SOF ~4h 52m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,468 km / 1,534 mi straight line
  • Plovdiv PDV ~4h 52m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,579 km / 1,603 mi straight line
  • Varna VAR ~5h 22m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,831 km / 1,759 mi straight line
From Canada · from ~8h 52m
  • Montreal YUL ~8h 52m est. flight ~8h est. · 5,705 km / 3,545 mi straight line
  • Ottawa YOW ~9h 07m est. flight ~8h 15m est. · 5,854 km / 3,638 mi straight line
  • Toronto YYZ ~9h 37m est. flight ~8h 45m est. · 6,211 km / 3,859 mi straight line
  • Calgary YYC ~11h 52m est. flight ~11h est. · 8,088 km / 5,025 mi straight line
  • Vancouver YVR ~12h 52m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,721 km / 5,419 mi straight line
From Croatia · from ~4h 07m
  • Rijeka RJK ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,855 km / 1,153 mi straight line
  • Split SPU ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,920 km / 1,193 mi straight line
  • Zagreb ZAG ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,986 km / 1,234 mi straight line
From Cyprus · from ~5h 52m
  • Limassol PFO ~5h 52m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,326 km / 2,067 mi straight line
  • Nicosia LCA ~6h 07m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,423 km / 2,127 mi straight line
From Czechia · from ~4h 22m
  • Prague PRG ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,116 km / 1,315 mi straight line
  • Brno BRQ ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,201 km / 1,368 mi straight line
  • Ostrava OSR ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,320 km / 1,442 mi straight line
From Denmark · from ~4h 37m
  • Odense ODE ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,372 km / 1,474 mi straight line
  • Aarhus AAR ~4h 52m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,458 km / 1,527 mi straight line
  • Copenhagen CPH ~4h 52m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,472 km / 1,536 mi straight line
From Estonia · from ~5h 52m
  • Tallinn TLL ~5h 52m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,285 km / 2,041 mi straight line
  • Tartu TAY ~5h 52m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,302 km / 2,052 mi straight line
From Finland · from ~5h 52m
  • Turku TKU ~5h 52m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,254 km / 2,022 mi straight line
  • Helsinki HEL ~5h 52m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,353 km / 2,083 mi straight line
  • Tampere TMP ~5h 52m est. flight ~5h est. · 3,374 km / 2,097 mi straight line
From France · from ~3h 22m
  • Lyon LYS ~3h 22m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,285 km / 799 mi straight line
  • Paris CDG ~3h 37m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,486 km / 923 mi straight line
  • Lille LIL ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,659 km / 1,031 mi straight line
From Germany · from ~4h 07m
  • Essen DUS ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,853 km / 1,152 mi straight line
  • Munich MUC ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,855 km / 1,153 mi straight line
  • Berlin BER ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,241 km / 1,392 mi straight line
From Greece · from ~4h 37m
  • Thessaloniki SKG ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,415 km / 1,501 mi straight line
  • Athens ATH ~4h 52m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,510 km / 1,560 mi straight line
  • Heraklion HER ~5h 07m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,663 km / 1,655 mi straight line
From Hungary · from ~4h 22m
  • Gyor LHPR ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,193 km / 1,363 mi straight line
  • Budapest BUD ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,284 km / 1,419 mi straight line
  • Debrecen DEB ~4h 52m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,451 km / 1,523 mi straight line
From Ireland · from ~3h 52m
  • Cork ORK ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,715 km / 1,066 mi straight line
  • Galway SNN ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,815 km / 1,128 mi straight line
  • Dublin DUB ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,868 km / 1,161 mi straight line
From Italy · from ~3h 37m
  • Milan MXP ~3h 37m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,486 km / 923 mi straight line
  • Rome FCO ~3h 37m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,548 km / 962 mi straight line
  • Naples NAP ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,691 km / 1,051 mi straight line
From Latvia · from ~5h 37m
  • Riga RIX ~5h 37m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,082 km / 1,915 mi straight line
From Lithuania · from ~5h 22m
  • Klaipėda PLQ ~5h 22m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,877 km / 1,788 mi straight line
  • Kaunas KUN ~5h 22m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,969 km / 1,845 mi straight line
  • Vilnius VNO ~5h 22m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 3,017 km / 1,875 mi straight line
From Luxembourg · from ~3h 52m
  • Luxembourg-Ville LUX ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,678 km / 1,043 mi straight line
From Malta · from ~3h 52m
  • Valletta MLA ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,702 km / 1,058 mi straight line
From Netherlands · from ~3h 52m
  • Eindhoven EIN ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,819 km / 1,130 mi straight line
  • Rotterdam RTM ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,839 km / 1,143 mi straight line
  • Amsterdam AMS ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,884 km / 1,170 mi straight line
From New Zealand · from ~26h 22m
  • Christchurch CHC ~26h 22m est. flight ~25h 30m est. · 19,217 km / 11,941 mi straight line
  • Wellington WLG ~26h 37m est. flight ~25h 45m est. · 19,494 km / 12,113 mi straight line
  • Auckland AKL ~27h 07m est. flight ~26h 15m est. · 19,941 km / 12,391 mi straight line
From Norway · from ~4h 52m
  • Stavanger SVG ~4h 52m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,576 km / 1,600 mi straight line
  • Oslo OSL ~5h 22m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 2,841 km / 1,765 mi straight line
  • Trondheim TRD ~5h 37m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,156 km / 1,961 mi straight line
From Poland · from ~4h 37m
  • Katowice KTW ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,424 km / 1,506 mi straight line
  • Krakow KRK ~4h 52m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,446 km / 1,520 mi straight line
  • Warsaw WAW ~4h 52m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,632 km / 1,635 mi straight line
From Portugal · from ~2h 07m
  • Lisbon LIS ~2h 07m est. flight ~1h 15m est. · 470 km / 292 mi straight line
  • Porto OPO ~2h 22m est. flight ~1h 30m est. · 624 km / 388 mi straight line
  • Funchal FNC ~3h 07m est. flight ~2h 15m est. · 1,205 km / 749 mi straight line
From Romania · from ~4h 37m
  • Timișoara TSR ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,373 km / 1,475 mi straight line
  • Cluj-Napoca CLJ ~4h 52m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,576 km / 1,601 mi straight line
  • Bucharest OTP ~5h 07m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,709 km / 1,683 mi straight line
From Slovakia · from ~4h 22m
  • Bratislava BTS ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,181 km / 1,355 mi straight line
  • Banská Bystrica SLD ~4h 37m est. flight ~3h 45m est. · 2,331 km / 1,448 mi straight line
  • Košice KSC ~4h 52m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,473 km / 1,536 mi straight line
From Slovenia · from ~4h 07m
  • Ljubljana LJU ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,896 km / 1,178 mi straight line
  • Maribor MBX ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,993 km / 1,238 mi straight line
From South Africa · from ~11h 37m
  • Johannesburg JNB ~11h 37m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,781 km / 4,835 mi straight line
  • Cape Town CPT ~12h 07m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,213 km / 5,103 mi straight line
  • Durban DUR ~12h 07m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,255 km / 5,129 mi straight line
From Spain · from ~2h 07m
  • Madrid MAD ~2h 07m est. flight ~1h 15m est. · 432 km / 269 mi straight line
  • Valencia VLC ~2h 07m est. flight ~1h 15m est. · 471 km / 292 mi straight line
  • Barcelona BCN ~2h 37m est. flight ~1h 45m est. · 766 km / 476 mi straight line
From Sweden · from ~4h 52m
  • Malmo MMX ~4h 52m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,493 km / 1,549 mi straight line
  • Gothenburg GOT ~5h 07m est. flight ~4h 15m est. · 2,640 km / 1,640 mi straight line
  • Stockholm ARN ~5h 22m est. flight ~4h 30m est. · 3,016 km / 1,874 mi straight line
From Switzerland · from ~3h 22m
  • Geneva GVA ~3h 22m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,380 km / 858 mi straight line
  • Bern ZRH ~3h 37m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,607 km / 999 mi straight line
From United Kingdom · from ~3h 52m
  • London LHR ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,676 km / 1,041 mi straight line
  • Birmingham BHX ~3h 52m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,768 km / 1,098 mi straight line
  • Manchester MAN ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,862 km / 1,157 mi straight line
  • Leeds LBA ~4h 07m est. flight ~3h 15m est. · 1,924 km / 1,196 mi straight line
  • Glasgow GLA ~4h 22m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,135 km / 1,326 mi straight line
From United States of America · from ~9h 07m
  • New York City JFK ~9h 07m est. flight ~8h 15m est. · 5,873 km / 3,649 mi straight line
  • Philadelphia PHL ~9h 22m est. flight ~8h 30m est. · 6,019 km / 3,740 mi straight line
  • Washington, D.C. IAD ~9h 37m est. flight ~8h 45m est. · 6,234 km / 3,874 mi straight line
  • Chicago ORD ~10h 22m est. flight ~9h 30m est. · 6,905 km / 4,291 mi straight line
  • Miami MIA ~10h 52m est. flight ~10h est. · 7,125 km / 4,427 mi straight line
  • Houston IAH ~12h 07m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,144 km / 5,061 mi straight line
  • Denver DEN ~12h 07m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,239 km / 5,119 mi straight line
  • Las Vegas LAS ~13h 22m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,221 km / 5,730 mi straight line
  • San Francisco SFO ~13h 52m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,577 km / 5,951 mi straight line
  • Los Angeles LAX ~13h 52m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,601 km / 5,966 mi straight line

These are straight lines, not routes. Flight distances are measured airport to airport across the Earth's surface, from AGP to each destination's main airport. The drive to AGP is the exception: that one is a measured road route.

Estimated flying time is our own arithmetic, not a timetable: the straight-line distance flown at 780 km/h, plus 45 minutes for taxi, climb and descent, rounded to the nearest quarter hour. A real flight is longer than a straight line, and whether a nonstop exists at all changes by season and airline — check current schedules.

The 108 destinations above are a chosen list, not every city — the capital and the largest cities of each country we publish for, by population (up to ten for the United States, five for Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, three elsewhere). Two cities served by the same airport appear once. A city that is not on the list is not unusually far; it is simply not on the list.

Airport coordinates from OurAirports (public domain dataset), retrieved 2026-08-14.

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "How far is Marbella from home?", https://expatalmanac.com/spain/andalucia/marbella, figures as of 2026; original data: OurAirports (public domain dataset); OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.

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Your full monthly budget for Marbella — and how it fits yours

Official sources price three things for Marbella: rent, electricity and groceries. The personalized report adds the rest — utilities, transport, healthcare, everyday spending and eating out — as clearly labeled estimates, totals an essentials budget and a comfortable one, and ranks every place we hold against yours.

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The report starts from the same sourced figures you see here, then adds clearly labeled estimates for the costs no official source prices for each town.

Example — towns we hold cost data for USD · monthly
01
Morelia Mexico
Michoacán
USD $453–$1,021 rent, power & groceries
02
Pedrógão Grande Portugal
Centro
USD $602 rent, power & groceries
03
Marbella Spain
Andalucía
USD $787–$1,214 rent, power & groceries
Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · as of 2026-09-29. Each town's page shows these lines with their own sources.

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