Abu Dhabi vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Abu Dhabi Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1897
$1388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4457
$3158
🏠 One person rent
$1273
$787
🏘️ Family rent
$2482
$1260
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3757
$2169
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
24
😀 Quality of life
81
81
🏙️ Population
1.48M
579K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 37% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1749th and 3598th ($1897 vs $1388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st in the United Arab Emirates and Spain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Malaga. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Malaga ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 343rd and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Malaga

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Abu Dhabi Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.06
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.7
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$9.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$4.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$787
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$975
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2754
$1381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2027
$972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.43%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4142
$4185
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3929
$2717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.52
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$5.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.9
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.34
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.49
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$62
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$630
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9674
$13318

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$1975
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1335
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1306
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$743
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1109
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1940
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1894
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$790
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1255
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$772
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1023
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1123
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$922
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$926
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$962
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$1012
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$872
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$898
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$677
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$631
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$782
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$795
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$749
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$745
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$727
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$803
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$639
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$598
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$500
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$723
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$673
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1360
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$621

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1454
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1409
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1259
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1712
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1329
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$928
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$898
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1284
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1058
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1215
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2100
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1057
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2334
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1166
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1188
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$953
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1204
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1295
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1115
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1068
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$948
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1136
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1035
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1169
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$911
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1154
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$944
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$461
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1234
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1255
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$655
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1179
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1116
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1246
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1075
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1039
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1127
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$1038
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$428