Las Vegas vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Las Vegas	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2408	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$3325
🏠 One person rent	$1488	$839
🏘️ Family rent	$2578	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$616	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4133	$1990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	24
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	642K	579K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 68% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 829th and 3666th ($2408 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 751st 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 1.7 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Las Vegas ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 225th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Las Vegas	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1363	$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1263	$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2630	$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2498	$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.04	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.3	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.54	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8996	$11601

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2357
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2417
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2429
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2354
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2683
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2365
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1886
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$2008
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2120
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2127
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2610
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$2694
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2611
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$2090
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2579
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2538
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2386
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2656
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2535
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2543
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2481
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2692
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2522
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2565
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2697
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2567
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2543
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2642
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2189
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2576
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2025
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2933
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2378
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2275
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2688
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3122
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2553
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2624

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