Malaga vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$4538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	78
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	592K	689K

The cost of living in Malaga is 43% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 3759th and 790th ($1430 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 733rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 708th and 244th 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	$12.5	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$30520

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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

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494