Malaga vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$941
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$4470
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
24
54
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
586K
525K

The cost of living in Malaga is 43% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3616th and 501st ($1519 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 654th and 281st 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
$13.2
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$30262

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851