Malaga vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	24	81
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	599K	1.43M

The cost of living in Malaga is 18% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3191st and 1833rd ($1705 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 690th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Malaga	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$19123

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093