Malaga vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$851	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	592K	690K

The cost of living in Malaga is 55% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3759th and 96th ($1430 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 86th 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 Washington. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 708th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Washington

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	Malaga	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979