Colorado Springs vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$3968
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$1002
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1960
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	24
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	479K	599K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 49% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 819th and 3191st ($2548 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 19th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 297th and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Colorado Springs	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$10558

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499