Malaga vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1148
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$1906
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$2082
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	24	54
😀 Quality of life	78	83
🏙️ Population	586K	342K

The cost of living in Malaga is 23% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 3616th and 1937th ($1519 vs $1974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1608th 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 18th best city to live in Spain vs San Juan ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 654th and 406th 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	$13.2	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$2354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$3905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$10464

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1764
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1234
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1512
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1654
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1774
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1158
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1360
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1543
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1729
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1789
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1672
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1677
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1683
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1697
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1687
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1574
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1534
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1616
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1129
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1279
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$792
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1582
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1550
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1425
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1523
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192