Houston vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1651
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	2.3M	592K

The cost of living in Houston is 58% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1229th and 3759th ($2265 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 97th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Malaga

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	Houston	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$9532

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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