Malaga vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1252
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$2291
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$3968
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	86
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	586K	384K

The cost of living in Malaga is 30% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 3616th and 1420th ($1519 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1234th 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 1.8 months in New Orleans. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 654th and 222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs New Orleans

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	Malaga	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$10192

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985