Doha vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$3968
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$1002
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1960
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
24
😀 Quality of life
83
80
🏙️ Population
1.19M
599K

The cost of living in Doha is 23% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1744th and 3191st ($2100 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Qatar and Spain, respectively. Check Qatar vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 513th and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Malaga

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Doha Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$10558

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499