Las Vegas vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Las Vegas	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2271	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1389	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4042	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	24
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	642K	592K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 59% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1211th and 3759th ($2271 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Las Vegas compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Las Vegas ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 290th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Malaga

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	Las Vegas	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$6.11	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1126	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2493	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3295	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2677	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1017	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13572	$9532

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2260
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2322
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2343
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2261
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2566
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2235
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1852
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1926
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2126
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2146
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2749
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$2115
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2592
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$2083
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2141
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2550
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2568
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2840
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2471
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2657
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2421
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2763
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2389
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2619
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2778
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2578
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2502
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2888
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2501
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2619
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2447
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2768
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2544
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2466
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2726
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3060
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2701
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2695

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