Malaga vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$3911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	74
😀 Quality of life	79	89
🏙️ Population	599K	486K

The cost of living in Malaga is 14% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 3160th and 1987th ($1727 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1557th 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 months in Malaga compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 802nd and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Omaha

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	Malaga	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$24676

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995