Al Ain vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$560
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$1781
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
767K
586K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 31% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5284th and 3616th ($1050 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 27th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 600th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$14939

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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