Malaga vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	82
😀 Quality of life	79	89
🏙️ Population	599K	468K

The cost of living in Malaga is 25% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3160th and 1246th ($1727 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1054th 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 months in Malaga compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 802nd and 245th 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	$16.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$24650

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736