Malaga vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$4810
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	24	88
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	592K	653K

The cost of living in Malaga is 46% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 3759th and 603rd ($1430 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 708th and 157th 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	$12.5	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741