Malaga, California Cost Of Living

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1%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

31%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Malaga	California	National
Cost of living	99	141	100
Goods & Services	101	111	100
Groceries	107	116	100
Health care	95	111	100
Housing	69	196	100
Transportation	127	129	100
Utilities	141	129	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Malaga is 30% lower than the California average
The cost of living in Malaga is 1% lower than the national average
Malaga housing is 31% lower than the national average
California general sales tax is 42% higher than the national average
California state income tax is 56% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$64,286	$5,357	$1,500	$1,929
Renters	$41,161	$3,430	$960	$1,235

California Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
California	7.25%	10.5%

California Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
California	1%	12.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Malaga	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.67	$22.08	1.9%
Beauty Salon	$36.95	$42.88	13.8%
Toothpaste	$3.07	$2.57	19.5%
Shampoo	$1.60	$1.15	38.4%
Movie	$12.81	$11.51	11.3%
Bowling	$18.93	$16.62	13.9%

Groceries

Item	Malaga	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.31	$4.98	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.75	$1.58	10.5%
Milk	$2.75	$2.42	13.8%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.54	15.3%
Pizza	$14.32	$11.49	24.6%
Beer	$9.58	$10.04	4.6%

Health Care

Item	Malaga	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$99.91	$117.76	15.2%
Doctor	$109.42	$125.34	12.7%
Dentist	$110.81	$107.52	3.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.55	$10.26	12.6%
Lipitor	$406.83	$459.24	11.4%

Housing

Item	Malaga	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$192,100.00	$184,700.00	4.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,348.69	$1,697.41	38.4%
Apartment Rent	$972.00	$949.00	2.4%

Transportation

Item	Malaga	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.96	$3.85	28.9%
Tire Balancing	$71.61	$57.01	25.6%

Utilities

Item	Malaga	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$308.86	$177.27	74.2%
Phone	$178.71	$189.62	5.8%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bowles, CA	287	113	13.4%
Parlier, CA	15,645	100	0.4%
Mayfair, CA	4,878	100	0.4%
Calwa, CA	2,363	101	1.3%
West Park, CA	1,025	101	1.5%
Malaga, CA	1,168	99	1.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Blue Ridge, GA	1,168	86	13.6%
Pine Plains, NY	1,168	113	12.8%
Fort Loudon, PA	1,168	97	3.0%
Asotin, WA	1,168	106	6.1%
Boyceville, WI	1,168	89	11.0%
Malaga, CA	1,168	99	1.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.