Malaga vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Malaga	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1617	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3763	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$1604	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1700	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	68
😀 Quality of life	80	90
🏙️ Population	592K	385K

The cost of living in Malaga is 39% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 3451st and 658th ($1617 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 582nd 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 21st best city to live in Spain vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 736th and 202nd 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	$16.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.4	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.8	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6192	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5381	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.34	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10933	$14367

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294