Malaga vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Malaga	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1430	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3228	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$851	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	68
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	592K	385K

The cost of living in Malaga is 44% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 3759th and 718th ($1430 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 664th 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 Tampa. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 708th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Tampa

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	Malaga	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$969	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1741	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.49%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6060	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2594	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.78	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.58	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9532	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265