Malaga vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	69
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	592K	1.61M

The cost of living in Malaga is 40% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 3759th and 955th ($1430 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 708th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Phoenix

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	Malaga	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724