Malaga vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	80
😀 Quality of life	80	93
🏙️ Population	592K	737K

The cost of living in Malaga is 49% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3451st and 125th ($1617 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 92nd 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 736th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Seattle

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	Malaga	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$29883

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114