Austin vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	24
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	962K	592K

The cost of living in Austin is 72% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 858th and 3759th ($2455 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 31st 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 142nd and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Malaga

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	Austin	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$9532

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449