Malaga vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$929	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$7086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	24	97
😀 Quality of life	80	97
🏙️ Population	592K	874K

The cost of living in Malaga is 61% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3451st and 5th ($1617 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 736th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs San Francisco

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	Malaga	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$18564

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Cities near Malaga

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

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765