Malaga vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$4141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	75
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	592K	486K

The cost of living in Malaga is 31% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 3759th and 1666th ($1430 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 708th and 242nd 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	$12.5	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$24732

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979