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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$941	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$6972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	87
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	586K	1.01M

The cost of living in Malaga is 59% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 3616th and 13th ($1519 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 654th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs San Jose, United States

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	Malaga	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146