Malaga vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$4529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	54
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	599K	525K

The cost of living in Malaga is 39% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3160th and 346th ($1727 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 802nd and 376th 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	$16.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859