Los Angeles vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	3.9M	592K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 123% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 80th and 3759th ($3196 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 58th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Malaga

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	Los Angeles	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$9532

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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