Malaga vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$4402
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1073
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$1650
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$3551
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	67
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	586K	633K

The cost of living in Malaga is 18% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 3616th and 2338th ($1519 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1841st 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 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Memphis ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 654th and 247th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Memphis

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	Malaga	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$27502

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670