El Paso vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	El Paso	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1613	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3896	$3325
🏠 One person rent	$871	$839
🏘️ Family rent	$1588	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$1990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	24
😀 Quality of life	67	79
🏙️ Population	679K	579K

The cost of living in El Paso is 12% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3024th and 3666th ($1613 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2082nd 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 2.4 months in El Paso compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. El Paso ranked 1464th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 4017th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Malaga

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	El Paso	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.1	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$648	$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1375	$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.3	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.27	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.81	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11022	$11601

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1696
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1818
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1798
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1010
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2227
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$935
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2213
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$924
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1691
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$2042
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2043
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$874
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2105
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2066
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2013
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1710
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1927
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2324
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1860
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$914
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2312
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2392
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2427
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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