Colorado Springs vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	24
😀 Quality of life	84	78
🏙️ Population	479K	592K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 69% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 917th and 3759th ($2421 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 387th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Malaga

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	Colorado Springs	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$9532

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2373
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2425
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2509
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2525
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2315
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2381
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2674
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2495
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2577
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2432
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2618
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2737
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2784
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2958
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2568
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2661
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2624
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2661
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2001
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2451
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1892
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2396
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2211
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1711
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2623
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1706
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1768
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1985

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