Albuquerque vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$1700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	24
😀 Quality of life	84	80
🏙️ Population	565K	592K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 21% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2114th and 3451st ($1964 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 27th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 484th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Malaga

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	Albuquerque	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$10933

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536