Malaga vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	82
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	592K	468K

The cost of living in Malaga is 40% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3759th and 972nd ($1430 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 708th and 221st 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	$12.5	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682