Malaga vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$941
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$7795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
24
97
😀 Quality of life
78
97
🏙️ Population
586K
874K

The cost of living in Malaga is 60% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3616th and 9th ($1519 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 654th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$8.68
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$31050

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Cities near Malaga

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

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610