Malaga vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	24	54
😀 Quality of life	78	83
🏙️ Population	592K	342K

The cost of living in Malaga is 30% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 3759th and 1742nd ($1430 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 708th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs San Juan

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	Malaga	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$10321

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177