Malaga vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$2572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$6077
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1546
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$2651
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$4802
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	24	89
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	586K	653K

The cost of living in Malaga is 41% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 3616th and 662nd ($1519 vs $2572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 590th 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 Portland. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Portland ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 654th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Portland

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	Malaga	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$2860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$2275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$60.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$3653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$3326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$189
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$32.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$16661

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2372
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2288
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2246
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2363
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2293
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2212
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2234
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2212
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2406
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2482
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2109
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2019
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2155
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2577
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1974
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2252
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2534
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2435
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2307
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2589
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2417
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1778
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2774
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2655
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2348
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2797
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2449
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2172
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1908
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2819
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2512
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2489