Columbus vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$3325
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$839
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	906K	579K

The cost of living in Columbus is 53% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1282nd and 3666th ($2202 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 25th 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 1.4 months in Malaga. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 202nd and 506th 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	$18.1	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$11601

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1357
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1251
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1774
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1343
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$917
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1254
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1314
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1063
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1174
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1207
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$932
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1214
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1091
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1162
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$963
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1119
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1056
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1202
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1020
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1182
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$504
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1289
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$661
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1206
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1129
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1283
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1159
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$947
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1158
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$827
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$457