Malaga vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$839
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$5439
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
24
87
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
579K
1.39M

The cost of living in Malaga is 58% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3666th and 26th ($1435 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 506th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$8.8
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$22.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$18429

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606