Malaga vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$4333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	86
😀 Quality of life	80	88
🏙️ Population	599K	430K

The cost of living in Malaga is 30% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 3191st and 1017th ($1705 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 876th 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 Minneapolis. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Minneapolis ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 690th and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Minneapolis

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	Malaga	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$26236

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618