Malaga vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$941	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$5035
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	69
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	586K	385K

The cost of living in Malaga is 43% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 3616th and 497th ($1519 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 439th 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 18th best city to live in Spain vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 654th and 158th 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	$13.2	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$14056

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369