Kansas vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kansas	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5385	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$2164	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4006	$1651
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	24
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	508K	592K

The cost of living in Kansas is 48% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1532nd and 3759th ($2121 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1366th 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 Kansas compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Kansas ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 320th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Malaga

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	Kansas	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.7	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2362	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1791	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.04	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.56	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.14	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$146	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1376	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28999	$9532

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Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846

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