Detroit vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	24
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	639K	586K

The cost of living in Detroit is 32% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1856th and 3616th ($2006 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 216th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Malaga

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	Detroit	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$14939

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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