Abu Dhabi vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1990
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
24
😀 Quality of life
82
79
🏙️ Population
1.48M
579K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 35% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1938th and 3666th ($1936 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 369th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$11601

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457