Malaga vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$5520
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	97
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	592K	441K

The cost of living in Malaga is 52% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 3759th and 182nd ($1430 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 708th 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	$12.5	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$18963

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326