Malaga vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$929	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	80	96
🏙️ Population	592K	690K

The cost of living in Malaga is 51% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3451st and 73rd ($1617 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 58th 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Malaga ranked 21st best city to live in Spain vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 736th and 26th 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	$16.5	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$24065

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949