Malaga vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$3450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	54
😀 Quality of life	78	85
🏙️ Population	592K	413K

The cost of living in Malaga is 23% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 3759th and 2250th ($1430 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1871st 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 1.9 months in Tulsa. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 708th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Tulsa

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	Malaga	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$25283

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205