Malaga vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Malaga	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1727	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3948	$5858
🏠 One person rent	$1025	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$1729	$2701
🍽️ Food expenses	$478	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$4433
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	78
😀 Quality of life	79	89
🏙️ Population	599K	689K

The cost of living in Malaga is 30% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 3160th and 924th ($1727 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 798th 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 Nashville. Malaga ranked 28th best city to live in Spain vs Nashville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 802nd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Nashville

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	Malaga	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$7.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1174	$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5265	$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4533	$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.33	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.67	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.9	$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10911	$30241

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581