Malaga vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$4931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	82
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	586K	468K

The cost of living in Malaga is 39% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3616th and 806th ($1519 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 719th 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 18th best city to live in Spain vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 654th and 202nd 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	$13.2	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753