Malaga vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Malaga	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3968	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1002	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$483	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1960	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	69
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	599K	385K

The cost of living in Malaga is 34% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 3191st and 777th ($1705 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 683rd 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 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 690th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Malaga	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1443	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5104	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3819	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.93	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.9	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.5	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10558	$19356

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260