Fort Worth vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fort Worth	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2217	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5435	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1334	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2328	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4189	$1700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	24
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	919K	592K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 37% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1434th and 3451st ($2217 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th and 27th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Fort Worth ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 213th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fort Worth	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1045	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.1	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1925	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23437	$10933

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250

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