Malaga vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$851	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$3944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	85
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	592K	442K

The cost of living in Malaga is 53% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 3759th and 119th ($1430 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 107th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 708th and 140th 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	$12.5	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$23889

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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

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882