Columbus vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$1781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	906K	586K

The cost of living in Columbus is 48% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1248th and 3616th ($2252 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 242nd and 654th 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	$19.9	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$14939

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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