Arlington vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	24
😀 Quality of life	78	79
🏙️ Population	394K	599K

The cost of living in Arlington is 10% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2397th and 3160th ($1907 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 Arlington compared to 1 months in Malaga. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 894th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Malaga

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	Arlington	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$10911

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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