Malaga vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Malaga	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3325	$8827
🏠 One person rent	$839	$2575
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$4722
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$762
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1990	$7332
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	24	97
😀 Quality of life	79	95
🏙️ Population	579K	874K

The cost of living in Malaga is 62% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3666th and 12th ($1435 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 506th and 29th 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	$12.7	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.16	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$8.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.07	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$862	$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$664	$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1632	$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3838	$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2498	$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.96	$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.61	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.03	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.1	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11601	$31490

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Cities near Malaga

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

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3123
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2965
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3127
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3147
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3042
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3163
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3046
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3219
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2969
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4148
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3583
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3518
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2840
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2968
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3567
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2660
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2697
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2922
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2860
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2900
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3195
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2824
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2947
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3003
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3733