Malaga vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$4089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	24	81
😀 Quality of life	79	91
🏙️ Population	599K	1.43M

The cost of living in Malaga is 16% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3160th and 1874th ($1727 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1483rd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 802nd and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs San Antonio

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	Malaga	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$17470

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150