El Paso vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$980	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	24
😀 Quality of life	79	78
🏙️ Population	679K	592K

The cost of living in El Paso is 27% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2363rd and 3759th ($1813 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 31st 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 El Paso compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 633rd and 708th 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	$18.9	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$9532

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449