Austin vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$3948
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$1025
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1729
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	24
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	962K	599K

The cost of living in Austin is 42% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 985th and 3160th ($2444 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 2 months in Austin compared to 1 months in Malaga. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 217th and 802nd 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	$19.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$10911

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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