Malaga vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Malaga	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3325	$5122
🏠 One person rent	$839	$1239
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$2039
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1990	$4263
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	81
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	579K	577K

The cost of living in Malaga is 32% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3666th and 1560th ($1435 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1383rd 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 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 2 months in Milwaukee. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Milwaukee ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 506th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Milwaukee

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	Malaga	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.16	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.07	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$862	$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$664	$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1632	$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3838	$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2498	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.96	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.61	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.03	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11601	$24397

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1357
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1251
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1774
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1343
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$917
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1254
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1314
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1063
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1174
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1207
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$932
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1214
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1091
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1162
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$963
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1119
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1056
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1202
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1020
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1182
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$504
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1289
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$661
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1206
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1129
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1283
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1159
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$947
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1158
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$827
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$457

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253