Malaga vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	80
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	586K	737K

The cost of living in Malaga is 48% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3616th and 206th ($1519 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 654th and 102nd 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	$13.2	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263