Cook in Marbella
Andalusia's most demanding and best-paid market — villas, international residents and high-end service. Find a cook in Marbella with verified documents and a video introduction: Daily family cooking, balanced menus, shopping, pantry management and meals for guests.
Areas we cover
Marbella · Málaga
Marbella is a long municipality with very different realities: the Golden Mile and Puerto Banús concentrate villas and international residences, Nueva Andalucía and Las Chapas add urbanisations with gardens and pools, and San Pedro Alcántara keeps the pulse of a town with a life of its own. Many homes are used seasonally and receive guests, and the bar for presentation and discretion is the highest in the province.
- Golden Mile
- Puerto Banús
- Nueva Andalucía
- San Pedro
- Las Chapas
Getting around
Urban buses plus links to Málaga via the AP-7 and Cercanías from Fuengirola.
Indicative salary
€1,400–2,200. Gross per month in 14 payments for full-time; part-time is paid pro rata. Indicative amount, non-binding.
It is the best-paid market in Andalusia and also the most demanding: checkable references, languages and experience in large houses are expected. Live-in full-time roles coexist with hourly work in the urbanisations, and demand concentrates from spring through September.
What the service includes
Daily family cooking, balanced menus, shopping, pantry management and meals for guests.
The first thing to fix is how many meals a day, whether cooking for guests is included and who decides the menu. In Marbella the homes in Golden Mile and Puerto Banús looking for a cook usually want one weekly shop and the family's recipes written down, and that makes onboarding much faster.
What we ask of the professional
Experience in family or restaurant kitchens, knowledge of diets and allergies, references.
Beyond kitchen experience, in Marbella we ask for knowledge of diets and allergies and the ability to organise shopping and the pantry; homes in Golden Mile and Puerto Banús often ask for menus for guests.
Legal framework
Typically an employment contract with Social Security when the role is exclusive.
In Marbella we support the family through the paperwork: we review the contract before it is signed and check that registration and contributions are up to date.
Frequently asked questions
How much does hiring a cook in Marbella cost?
The indicative range is €1,400 to €2,200 gross per month in 14 payments for full-time work; part-time is pro rata, and never below the 2026 SMI. The final figure depends on hours, experience and whether accommodation is included.
Is the hiring legal, with a contract?
Typically an employment contract with Social Security when the role is exclusive.
Which parts of Marbella do you cover?
We work across Golden Mile, Puerto Banús, Nueva Andalucía, San Pedro, Las Chapas and the rest of the municipality.
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