Malaga vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	97
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	586K	441K

The cost of living in Malaga is 52% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 3616th and 91st ($1519 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 73rd 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 Oakland. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 654th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Oakland

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	Malaga	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288