Malaga vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$3297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$7564
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$2174
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$3858
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	85
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	599K	442K

The cost of living in Malaga is 48% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 3160th and 95th ($1727 vs $3297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 63rd 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 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Miami ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 802nd and 210th 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	$16.6	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$2574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$1873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$4730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$3376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$95.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$6833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$3761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$21676

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050