Malaga vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$9136
🏠 One person rent
$929
$2713
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$4396
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$874
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$5599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
100
😀 Quality of life
80
98
🏙️ Population
592K
8.8M

The cost of living in Malaga is 62% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3451st and 4th ($1617 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 736th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$8.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$157
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$22663

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3174