Fort Worth vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fort Worth	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2289	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5688	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1368	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$2517	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$1651
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	24
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	919K	592K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 60% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1178th and 3759th ($2289 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1073rd and 31st 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Fort Worth ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 210th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fort Worth	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1480	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1079	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2669	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2125	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2229	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2097	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.36	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.9	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1782	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23220	$9532

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2143
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2148
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2165
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2126
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2093
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1883
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2086
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2079
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2105
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2159
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2305
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1808
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2095
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2149
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2111
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2025
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2224
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2155
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2164
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2471
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2219
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2014
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2176
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2246
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2242
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2538
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2395
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2158

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