Las Vegas vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Las Vegas	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5103	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$2376	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4304	$1781
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	24
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	642K	586K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 48% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1265th and 3616th ($2246 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1114th 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 Las Vegas compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Las Vegas ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 240th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Las Vegas	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1989	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.3	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2716	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.6	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.17	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.31	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.41	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.72	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1002	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9634	$14939

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2239
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2309
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2253
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2639
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2256
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1842
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1886
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2152
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2163
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2641
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2416
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1638
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$1705
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2536
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2514
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2632
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2356
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2560
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2302
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2638
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2256
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2469
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2591
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2449
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2435
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2470
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2482
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2497
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2054
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2896
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2493
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2484
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2674
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3152
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2630
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2611

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429