Malaga vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1435
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3325
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$839
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1990
$6928
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
24
87
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
579K
1.01M

The cost of living in Malaga is 59% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 3666th and 22nd ($1435 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 20th 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 Jose, United States. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 506th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$862
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1632
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3838
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2498
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.61
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.1
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11601
$15889

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123