Dallas vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$1781
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	24
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	1.3M	586K

The cost of living in Dallas is 68% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 700th and 3616th ($2550 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 113th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Malaga

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	Dallas	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$14939

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

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