Malaga vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$8266
🏠 One person rent
$839
$1974
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$4255
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$783
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$5741
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
97
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
579K
441K

The cost of living in Malaga is 54% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 3666th and 85th ($1435 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 72nd 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 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 506th and 61st 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
$12.7
$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$7.3
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$22.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$19305

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3358
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2840
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3042
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2881
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3046
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2660
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2929
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3130
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3133
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2860
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2968
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3147
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3163
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3219
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2947
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3518
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3583
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3135
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2922
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2824
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3109
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4148
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3567
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2900
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3003
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3644
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3186
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3313