Malaga vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	99
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	592K	1.6M

The cost of living in Malaga is 45% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 3759th and 664th ($1430 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 708th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Philadelphia

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	Malaga	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693