Malaga vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	54
😀 Quality of life	80	88
🏙️ Population	592K	525K

The cost of living in Malaga is 43% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3451st and 362nd ($1617 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 736th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Sacramento

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	Malaga	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850