Malaga vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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

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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