Los Angeles vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1700
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	3.9M	592K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 108% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 65th and 3451st ($3361 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 74th and 736th 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	$22.6	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$10933

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536