Malaga vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$941	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$4410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	85
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	586K	442K

The cost of living in Malaga is 51% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 3616th and 103rd ($1519 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 80th in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Miami ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 654th and 109th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Miami

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	Malaga	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$25328

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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

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860