Al Ain vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$612
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1990
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
767K
579K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 21% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4616th and 3666th ($1132 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 496th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$11601

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$1191
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$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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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