Los Angeles vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1781
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	3.9M	586K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 110% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 72nd and 3616th ($3187 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 47th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Los Angeles	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$14939

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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