Columbus vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$1700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	906K	592K

The cost of living in Columbus is 35% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1512th and 3451st ($2181 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 Columbus compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 217th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Malaga

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	Columbus	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$10933

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536