Malaga vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$3391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	66
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	599K	633K

The cost of living in Malaga is 7% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 3160th and 2663rd ($1727 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1875th 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 months in Malaga compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 802nd and 362nd 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	$16.6	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$27314

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1551
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1336
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1935
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1500
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1129
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1003
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1625
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1016
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1360
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2270
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1385
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1041
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1385
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1340
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1230
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1123
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1394
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1331
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1353
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1157
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1339
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1403
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$881
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1356
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1560
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1435
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1497
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1345
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1337
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$949
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$538

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822