El Paso vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	El Paso	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4015	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$981	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1643	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.9	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3306	$1700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	24
😀 Quality of life	81	80
🏙️ Population	679K	592K

The cost of living in El Paso is 10% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2820th and 3451st ($1778 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1979th 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 1.9 months in El Paso compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. El Paso ranked 206th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 665th and 736th 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	$19	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1819	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.81	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.07	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.96	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.7	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6990	$10933

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1842
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1896
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1880
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$944
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1964
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1015
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$895
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2150
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1940
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2095
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1784
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$727
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2084
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2245
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2235
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1912
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2151
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2466
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2024
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$982
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2407
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2447
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2349
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536