Albuquerque vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	24
😀 Quality of life	83	79
🏙️ Population	565K	599K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 17% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1965th and 3160th ($2026 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 20th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1 months in Malaga. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 561st and 802nd 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	$19	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$10911

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538