Al Ain vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$3228
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$851
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$1438
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$1651
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
24
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
767K
592K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 29% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2271st and 3759th ($1844 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st 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 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 19th in Spain, while ranked 1000th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$9532

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$1239
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$2379
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1494
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2240
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1243
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$1068
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1056
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$829
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$809
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1415
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1347
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1178
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2040
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1316
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$945
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$893
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1395
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$895
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1164
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2087
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1201
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1041
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$889
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1204
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1141
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1073
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$930
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1196
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1100
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1197
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1164
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$517
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1255
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$679
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1220
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1359
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1316
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1358
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1170
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1165
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$801
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$449