Malaga vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$2106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$5002
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1238
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$2160
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	76
😀 Quality of life	80	90
🏙️ Population	592K	486K

The cost of living in Malaga is 23% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 3451st and 1714th ($1617 vs $2106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1428th 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 1.9 months in Omaha. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Omaha ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 736th and 232nd 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	$16.5	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$2216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$1742
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$9.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$24851

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Cities near Malaga

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

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943