Malaga vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	82
😀 Quality of life	80	90
🏙️ Population	592K	468K

The cost of living in Malaga is 31% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3451st and 1213th ($1617 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1060th 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 736th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Raleigh

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	Malaga	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$24117

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766