Malaga vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Malaga	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1435	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3325	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$839	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$1454	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1990	$6776
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	79	95
🏙️ Population	579K	690K

The cost of living in Malaga is 53% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3666th and 96th ($1435 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 82nd 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 1.4 months in Malaga compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Malaga ranked 13th best city to live in Spain vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 506th and 22nd 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	$12.7	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.16	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.07	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$862	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$664	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1632	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3838	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2498	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.96	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.61	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.03	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.1	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11601	$28279

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1357
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1251
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1774
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1343
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$917
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1254
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1314
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1063
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1174
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1207
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$932
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1214
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1091
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1162
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$963
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1119
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1056
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1202
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1020
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1182
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$504
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1289
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$661
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1206
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1129
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1283
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1159
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$947
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1158
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$827
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$457

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846