Malaga vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1617
$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3763
$7890
🏠 One person rent
$929
$2370
🏘️ Family rent
$1604
$4148
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1700
$5254
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
24
86
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
592K
1.39M

The cost of living in Malaga is 53% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3451st and 43rd ($1617 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 736th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$8.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.8
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6192
$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5381
$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.34
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10933
$28967

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536

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4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2996
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2988
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1210
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2887
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2922
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3066
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1063
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3215
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2931
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3252
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2930
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3274
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2873
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2681
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2967
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3049
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2994
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2715
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2776
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3490
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2626
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$903
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2539
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2742
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2691
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2782