Malaga vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$3707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	82
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	592K	577K

The cost of living in Malaga is 21% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3451st and 1864th ($1617 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1525th 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 736th and 195th 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	$16.5	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$23971

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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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399