Malaga vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$941
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$5772
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
24
87
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
586K
1.39M

The cost of living in Malaga is 55% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3616th and 45th ($1519 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 36th 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 San Diego. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 654th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$21468

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647