Charlotte vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$1781
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	24
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	875K	586K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 72% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 574th and 3616th ($2615 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 230th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Malaga

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	Charlotte	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$14939

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429